Overwiew :The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. Alcoholism / Gore / Shot In The Leg / Idolatry / Shot To Death
USA Today - Claudia Puig : ...superbly acted, hauntingly powerful and deeply insightful. more...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : ...unusually honest and moving... more...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : Never finds its way. more...
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : ...a film of awesome power and blistering provocation. more...
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli : At its best, Flags of Our Fathers is eye opening and thought provoking. more...
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New York Times - Manohla Dargis : ...Clint Eastwood says something new and urgent about the uses of war and of the men who fight. more...
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick : ...a stirring ode to American heroism... more...
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : A complex, fascinating take on the concept of heroism in war. more...
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filmcritic.com - Sean O'Connell : ...boasts impressive accomplishments. more...
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Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman : Phillippe's Doc is crucially underwritten, and Bradford never gets past a certain self-contained smoothness... more...
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E! Online - Alex Markerson : ...a testament to the rebuking of the power of propaganda. more...
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips : There's a tremendous amount of material here, and the script covers too much of it, often confusingly. more...
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Boston Globe - Ty Burr : ...a World War II film that tries to be all things to all Americans. more...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Bob Longino : A unique, challenging look at World War II -- from the battlefield of Iwo Jima to hero worship on the homefront. more...
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