Brothers in Arms (2004)
73 %
Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 11 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 68 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 27, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: The fierce debate leading up to a presidential election involves some tough talking on both sides of the political divide. But when John Kerry and George W. Bush went into battle in the buildup to the 2004 race to the White House, the usual political mudslinging contained a formidable war of... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: John Kerry, David Alston, Mike Medeiros, Del Sandusky, Gene Thorson
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the talking heads format just doesn't make for compelling film, despite its timeliness
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10/19/04
The vets tell the truth, by any reasonable measure, and then the filmmaker stirs the elements as filmmakers always do, whether partisan or neutral.
09/07/04
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Inevitably, the film has the air of an extended campaign ad, but that doesn't make its subjects and the stories they tell any less compelling.
09/05/04
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Alexander, a political writer and radio host, gets riveting, emotional confessionals from the veterans.
09/03/04
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For a feature film, this clearly partisan documentary about the Swift boat crew that served under John Kerry in Vietnam is pretty slight, but for a campaign commercial -- which is what it feels like -- it's pretty long.
09/03/04
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Will this film do Kerry any good, or the Swifties any harm? My bet is: Not a bit, one way or the other.
09/03/04
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The documentary is well edited, well paced, and feels genuine. It's educational, important and enjoyable independent of the Kerry campaign.
09/02/04
Basically a longer, less slick version of the official Kerry profile unveiled at the Democratic National Convention.
08/27/04
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Tellingly, [John] Kerry is a much more compelling speaker during a 1970s protest rally than in the contemporary footage, where he carefully chooses his words.
08/27/04
The four men offer powerful eyewitness testimony against the subsequent charges that Kerry didn't deserve his Silver Star for courage and his three Purple Hearts.
08/26/04
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08/26/04
A respectfully modest effort that allows Kerry and his Swift boat comrades to tell their stories in their own voices.
08/26/04
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Filmed before the Swift boat veterans brouhaha, Paul Alexander's partisan documentary is effective filmmaking.
08/26/04
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The movie's main contribution is its fresh look at the Vietnam War, being refought in the Kerry-Bush presidential campaign at the time of the film's release.
08/26/04
As for the candidate, like Tony Wilson in 24 Hour Party People, he's wisely content to remain a supporting character in his own life story.
08/24/04
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