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Buffalo Soldiers (2003)

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Reviews Counted:110

Fresh:78

Rotten:32

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Overall, this caustic comedy hits more of its targets than it misses.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Joaquin Phoenix stars in this dark service comedy as Ray Elwood, an Army clerk stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Part of a company made up almost entirely... Joaquin Phoenix stars in this dark service comedy as Ray Elwood, an Army clerk stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Part of a company made up almost entirely of ex-convicts and high school dropouts, Elwood takes advantage of his daft commanding officer, Col. Berman (Ed Harris), by selling heroin and stolen Army supplies wholesale. However, when a member of the company dies and an autopsy reveals a remarkable amount of drugs in his bloodstream, far more intense scrutiny is brought down on the base in the form of Sgt. Lee (Scott Glenn), a tough and savvy Vietnam veteran who immediately surmises that Elwood is the brains behind the base's black market operations. Unfortunately, Elwood has just happened upon the biggest score of his tour and now must unload two trucks full of arms and 30 kilos of heroin just as Sgt. Lee has begun to orchestrate his downfall. Based on Robert O'Connor's novel, BUFFALO SOLDIERS is cynical but not irreverent; it doesn't treat its characters irresponsible and often idiotic behavior lightly nor does it judge them. Director Gregor Jordan has done an excellent job of adapting the tone of the original novel to the screen, and, aided by excellent performances from Mr. Phoenix and Mr. Glenn, makes BUFFALO SOLDIERS a thoroughly enjoyable satire. [More]

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin, Gabriel Mann, Leon Robinson, Dean Stockwell, Elizabeth McGovern

Director: Gregor Jordan

Director: Gregor Jordan
Screenwriter: Eric Axel Weiss, Nora Maccoby
Producer: Rainer Grupe, Ariane Moody
Studio: Miramax Films

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06/24/06
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Joltingly funny.

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10/19/03
Tim Robey
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Daily Telegraph
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There's a high-energy look, powering a tone of sorta satirical deadpan comedy, but problems arise when the director tries to mix his hip cynicism with a fully rounded story.

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08/27/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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07/16/03
Matthew Turner
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Ruthlessly funny, gleefully anarchic black comedy.

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07/04/03
Nev Pierce
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06/10/03
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

Buffalo Soldiers is like M*A*S*H for the Reagan/Bush era generation that never knew a war like Vietnam. Both films offer a slap in the face to the establishment and display irreverent, savage satire.

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06/29/08
Beth Accomando
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12/06/05
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...a dark, entertaining and thought-provoking film that could be recommended to pacifists and militarists alike.

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06/26/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

May ultimately be a tad too calculated to truly shock, but manages to navigate between bad taste and Sgt. Bilko with skill and infectious glee.

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01/21/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
Portland Mercury

It's not the dark comedy it wants to be -- that would be M*A*S*H with a more modern setting and more gruesome consequences -- but it's worth a look.

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05/14/04
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

This blazingly irreverent comedy hits its machismo targets over and over again to the point of overkill.

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04/16/04
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

Aims to be a parable of man's self-destructive nature, and at times it succeeds. Unfortunately, it pulls punches at exactly the times that it should be hitting the hardest.

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03/01/04
Brian Mckay
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