There are a half dozen people in colorful supporting roles all of whom have their own truths. And all of whom are far more interesting, as characters and actors, than [Connie Nielsen].
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03/08/07
The Situation (2007)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:17
Rotten:29
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: An ambitious but preachy drama that fails to convincingly parcel its thriller and romance elements.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Shooting a fictional movie based on a real war while that war still rages is a risky proposition. But director Philip Haas (THE MUSIC OF CHANCE) has taken the plunge with THE SITUATION, a film set... [More]
Starring: Damian Lewis, Connie Nielsen, John Slattery, Peter Eyre
Director: Philip Haas
Reviews for The Situation
[The Situation] plays like one long monologue, spread between a dozen characters.
02/02/07
The concept is strong and expertly fleshed out; it's just a pity that Hollywood tropes are allowed to invade.
04/13/07
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04/23/09
The gravitas that director Philip Haas and writer Wendell Steavenson would like to bring to bear in this smallish war thriller is simply not an achievable goal.
02/02/07
[Haas'] attempt to convey the tangled relations between sheikhs and insurgents, occupiers and civilians is undercut by Wendell Steavenson's mightily overwritten screenplay.
03/30/07
A gripping briefing on the post-Saddam morass of Iraq. The tactical calculus used by sheiks, insurgents, CIA operatives, soldiers, and civilians is ugly, but it's not inscrutable.
03/02/07
Top CriticHaving served my duty by pointing out the main failures of the film, it's equally obligatory to say that by film's end you have a better understanding of the opposing interests that are deconstructing Iraq than media coverage conveys.
01/13/07
Had traces of human feeling, but [it's] mostly didactic.
01/02/07
It's a credit to the material and the basic plot that even as you're groaning over a clunky speech explaining it all, you're completely focused on what the situation in Iraq actually is.
03/30/07
A pretty lousy movie in general, though it's the film's somewhat accusatory Iraq War subject matter that's getting it some attention -- deserved or not -- that makes the whole thing a little distasteful.
04/27/07
Beneath the melodrama is an insider's account of the seemingly inconsequential details often edited out of dispatches from the front.
04/13/07
The essential message in this strongly felt film comes clear: 'It's Iraq.' It used to be bad, but now it's worse. And anyone in his right mind, including Iraqis, wants to get out.
04/13/07
The Situation does an admirable job of guiding us through an almost hopeless quagmire.
02/20/07
Though timely and relevant, Haas' war film, centering on American journalist (Connie Nielsen) investigating the death of a community figure, is a series of misfires (particularly the script) and blown opportunities
01/17/07
An overstuffed, unengaging drama.
01/31/07
A beautifully written and realized behind-the-scenes story aiming to make some sense of all the violence and chaos in Iraq today.
02/02/07
The Situation never fails to be illustrative, like in straight reporting, but at the expense of catharsis.
02/02/07
The message is quite clear: We should withdraw our troops and let the Iraqis kill each other off.
02/03/07
Part war drama, part political thriller, part romance -- and wholly uninvolving.
01/16/07
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