4/4
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"A movie as rich in detail as it is in emotion, with both driven deeper by the intensely intimate filmmaking style of Michael Winterbottom."
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Detroit Free Press |
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Terry Lawson
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5/5
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"Thanks in large part to Jolie's formidable restraint, this movie isn't the star-turn showcase it might have devolved into."
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MTV |
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Kurt Loder
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4/4
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"We know how it will end, and that is what makes the suspense Winterbottom creates such an impressive feat."
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Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) |
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Greg Maki
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A
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"A riveting experience that sears its way into your consciousness."
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Fresno Bee |
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Donald Munro
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A
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"On so many levels, A Mighty Heart is almost as excruciating to write about as it is to watch. It has many of the virtues of a first-rate political thriller, and yet who can think of it in those terms?"
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Christian Science Monitor |
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Peter Rainer
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5/5
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"Riveting for every second, A Mighty Heart is the most commercial film that director Michael Winterbottom has made in the ’00s, but it’s just as uncompromising as The Road to Guantanamo."
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Orlando Weekly |
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John Thomason
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4/4
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"It's not easy to make a dramatic, tense movie when many in the audience already know the ending, but director Michael Winterbottom has created one of the most compelling and emotional movies you will see"
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WaffleMovies.com |
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Willie Waffle
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4/4
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"Jolie, dominating nearly every scene, is rather remarkable in this star vehicle, effectively conveying a convincing combination of unwavering dedication and the dire desperation of a woman who insists on remaining at the center of the search for her man."
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AfroToronto |
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Kam Williams
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4.5/5
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"Even though the story and its outcome are familiar, Winterbottom directs with such urgency that we are carried right into the film alongside the characters."
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Shadows on the Wall |
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Rich Cline
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4.5/5
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"Effectively fashioned, as jolting as it is polished, as well as a surprising, insistently political work of commercial art."
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New York Times |
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Manohla Dargis
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4.5/5
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"The movie's frantic bustle releases into an explosion of grief when Mariane finds out what we already know."
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About.com |
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Jurgen Fauth
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A-
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"Should end up one of the year's best dramas, an intricate, jolting look at life out of control and one woman's fight to hold onto her dignity and love in the midst of unimaginable tragedy. It's not an easy story to watch. Imagine living it."
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Detroit News |
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Tom Long
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A-
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"I am glad I saw it, but I never want to see it again."
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Beaumont Journal |
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Danny Minton
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4.5/5
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"Both moving and frighteningly real."
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Los Angeles Times |
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Kenneth Turan
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88/100
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"...a movie that's more admirable than watchable, that in some ways argues against the politics of its makers. It's respectful, respectable and, like the world it so faithfully reproduces, unsettlingly dissonant."
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |
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Philip Martin
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3.5/4
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"The foundation of A Mighty Heart, a devastatingly emotional movie, rests on the splendid performance by Angelina Jolie as (Mariane) Pearl."
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) |
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Bob Bloom
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3.5/4
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"Yes, Angelina Jolie is more than a tabloid headline. She also is a fine actress. She proves that here in "A Mighty Heart," a dramatic recreation of the events before and during the kidnapping and death of journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002."
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Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) |
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Linda Cook
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3.5/4
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"What is best about A Mighty Heart is that it doesn't reduce the Daniel Pearl story to a plot, but elevates it to a tragedy."
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Chicago Sun-Times |
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Roger Ebert
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3.5/4
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"Director Michael Winterbottom and a fine cast headed by Angelina Jolie crafted an intricate policier that's both suspenseful and thoughtful."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide |
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Ken Fox
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3.5/4
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"The film takes its cue from the widow, neither sermonizing or even villainizing, content to serve quietly as an admirable exercise in restraint and a moving example of the grace under pressure that is the essence of courage."
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Globe and Mail |
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Rick Groen
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3.5/4
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"...a moving statement about facing the worst humanity can offer and refusing to give up."
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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3.5/4
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"One of the year's most compelling films to date."
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Reel.com |
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Timothy Knight
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3.5/4
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"Jolie is a force here, though Winterbottom manages to keep her contained within his picture's documentary style."
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Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) |
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Josh Larsen
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3.5/4
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"Though it's difficult to watch, the film is nonetheless inspiring: a portrait of strength and character, through unimaginable difficulty, responding not with hatred but with hope."
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Seattle Times |
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Moira MacDonald
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3.5/4
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"a superb reminder of Jolie’s talents, and probably our first bonafide Oscar contender of the year."
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Sean the Movie Guy |
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Sean McBride
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3.5/4
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"Shooting in what often appears to be available light, and with a handheld camera that he has tamed sufficiently to prevent motion sickness, Winterbottom keeps the picture moving along like a thriller."
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San Jose Mercury News |
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Bruce Newman
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3.5/4
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"Emotionally and viscerally compelling and retains a suspenseful, edge-of-the-seat quality."
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USA Today |
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Claudia Puig
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3.5/4
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"Just two years ago Jolie swapped flying bullets and heated saliva with Brad Pitt in the crowd-pleasing Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
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San Antonio Express-News |
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Larry Ratliff
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3.5/4
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"While the movie does indeed work as a thriller, it’s more the tale of a state of mind that is fierce and vigorous until it shatters into a million pieces."
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Zertinet Movies |
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Steven Snyder
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3.5/4
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"Much of A Mighty Heart plays like a documentary. It feels truthful instead of puffed up to be more commercial."
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San Francisco Chronicle |
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Ruthe Stein
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