War of the Buttons
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: October 12, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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9
Negative:
4
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Village VoiceJon FroschOct 9, 2012
Of course, everyone in the film - aside from one or two conspicuous villains - turns out to be a resistant, making an otherwise harmlessly corny movie something slightly more bothersome: a revisionist fantasy of French heroism. Read full review
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New York PostKyle SmithOct 11, 2012
The parallels between the kids' war and the real one are made far too obvious by Christophe Barratier, who made the equally treacly "The Chorus" and infests the movie with nonstop musical goo. Read full review
20
Time OutSam AdamsOct 9, 2012
That War of the Buttons shows no insight into how a nation's will could be so easily subdued is disappointing; that it shows no curiosity on the subject is inexcusable. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineCalum MarshOct 10, 2012
By the time the drama is wrapped up with a bow and every child has learned a valuable life lesson, even the gap-toothed little tyke there solely for comic relief has begun to grate. Read full review
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