USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Saban Films | Release Date: November 11, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ObserverRex ReedNov 9, 2016
As a movie, it lacks the unlimited manpower to equal Hacksaw Ridge, but as a dramatic postscript to the factors that led to Japanese surrender, its power and importance are undeniable. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayNov 10, 2016
Director Mario Van Peebles brings real tension and excitement to the scenes where these men are surrounded by predators, but the tone of the film is awkwardly split between the grit of modern cinema and the boisterous adventure of old Hollywood. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyNov 11, 2016
The movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is not exactly unwatchable, but it’s also completely not worthy of watching. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 7, 2016
A melodramatic, overreaching and sometimes just inaccurate script by Nic Cage’s go-to screenwriters undermines director Mario Van Peebles’ World War II epic. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 12, 2016
As banal as its title, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage lacks even the impact of the monologue about the subject delivered by Robert Shaw in Jaws. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerNov 10, 2016
The film, directed by Mario Van Peebles, brays the story in broad strokes and clichés as if the horror of it didn’t speak for itself, which it most certainly does. Read full review
30
VarietyOwen GleibermanNov 7, 2016
"USS Indianapolis” is a World War II “epic” that’s overscaled yet underimagined. It’s a tale of survival that never provides the audience with a basic entry point into how and why we should care. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyNov 9, 2016
The sets are either claustrophobically limited or anonymously empty; the period detail is nonexistent; and the special effects are on par with a Syfy original. Read full review
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