The Situation

Name: The Situation
Genre: Drama
Released: February 2, 2007
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 45

2007

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Shadow Distribution | Release Date: February 2, 2007 | R

Summary: Combining elements of thriller, romance, and war movie, The Situation, set exclusively in Iraq, dramatizes one of the countless human stories that lie behind the headlines of the current war. (Shadow Distribution)

Director: Philip Haas

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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Marta Barber

The Situation is written by Wendell Steavenson, a reporter who served in Iraq, as a work of fiction. Its best quality is that the situation in Iraq appears to be sadly realistic. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

While not easy to watch, and at times even harder to follow, Haas' film is an important attempt to accurately capture the confusing reality of contemporary Iraq. Read full review

J. Hoberman

The Situation, Philip Haas's deftly paced, well-written, and brilliantly infuriating Iraq War thriller is not only the strongest of recent geopolitical hotspot flicks but one that has been designed for maximal agitation. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Dividing its loyalties between documentary and fictional narrative, it lacks the advantages of belonging to either side. Read full review

David Edelstein

The Situation is, to put it kindly, a spotty piece of work. The script is by Wendell Steavenson, a reporter who seems to know everything about Iraq and next to nothing about screenwriting. The dialogue is flat, and the actors almost never rise above it. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Part war drama, part political thriller, part romance -- and wholly uninvolving. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Exploitation cinema of the most narcoleptic kind. Read full review

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