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04/01/06
Saints And Soldiers
66 %
Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 21 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Consensus:
While it draws heavily on war movie conventions, Saints and Soldiers has strong performances and a compelling central plot.
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: Based on actual WWII events, the award-winning "Saints and Soldiers" tells the dramatic story of a small band of Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines with information that could save thousands of American lives. Outgunned and ill-equipped, they must now battle a frigid wilderness... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Corbin Allred, Peter Holden
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07/21/05
Top Critic
Director Ryan Little has mounted a remarkably effective production on what must have been a shoestring by Hollywood standards.
05/06/05
There aren't any plot surprises in this low-budget effort, so the success of the mission from a viewer standpoint depends on how well you connect with the characters and their plight.
04/29/05
Little makes good use of modest resources, but after a while, the film's less-is-more aesthetic grows threadbare.
04/28/05
A worthy effort that's entirely appropriate for mainstream audiences.
04/01/05
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03/25/05
Top Critic
It's no earthshaker, but the indie film is refreshingly different from the current movie norm, it's won more than 15 awards on the festival circuit, and war-movie aficionados will find it well worth the journey to one of its four suburban venues.
03/24/05
It has the strengths and the clean lines of a traditional war movie, without high-tech special effects to pump up the noise level.
11/12/04
Top Critic
It's the movie equivalent of singing 'Onward Christian Soldiers' to those already in the choir.
11/11/04
A solid, good-looking effort that bends a bit too much toward war-film conventions.
11/03/04
Though Saints and Soldiers' examination of faith, self-sacrifice and morality is not groundbreaking, it always holds our interest.
10/21/04
Top Critic
A feel-good film about a small group of soldiers in WWII who are so saintly that they never curse.
10/20/04
'A gem of a movie with an unusually convincing reality base. We feel as if there's no distance between us and the fighting men. And that lack of distance is the film's point.'
10/18/04
In his feature film debut, Little uses washed-out color and a you-are-there immediacy to tell a powerful wartime tale of survival, morality and honor.
10/15/04
There's little here to make this stand out in an already well-stuffed genre.
10/15/04
Blessed with a smart script and an excellent cast of unknowns, first time director Ryan Little, who also served as cinematographer, establishes himself as a major talent.
10/15/04
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