The movie is a cry of national shame; for [director] De Palma, it's a new badge of honor for a wily old vet.
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09/06/07
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Redacted (2007)
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Reviews Counted:101
Fresh:44
Rotten:57
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Despite DePalma's obvious commitment to the material and passion for the issues at hand, Redacted suffers from stereotypical characters and a forced faux-doc style.
Theatrical Release:Nov 16, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $25,628
Synopsis: Director Brian De Palma, whose CASUALTIES OF WAR addressed a horrific tragedy that occurred during the Vietnam war, turns his attention to Iraq with an unfortunately similar tale. Inspired by true... [More]
Starring: Izzy Diaz, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Patrick Carroll, Mike Figueroa
Director: Brian De Palma
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Reviews for Redacted
Top CriticDespite De Palma's honorable intent and film's experimental nature, Redacted is an artistic disappointment, structurally messy, stereotypical in characters and lacking fresh insights about Iraq as particular war; helmer did better with Casualties of War.
09/28/07
War may be hell, but in Brian De Palma's mind, an unnecessary war is the seventh layer of hell. An effective docu-drama exposing what the director considers the true face of the Iraqi war.
10/24/07
war porn for the cognoscenti.
11/15/07
There is nothing innovative about Redactive, either in form or in content.
09/08/07
De Palma's indignation is palpable, but he shoots himself in the filmmaking foot with a showy, self-conscious style that's more about the medium than the message.
11/16/07
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11/23/07
Feels contrived and serves to highlight the limitations of the no-name cast.
03/14/08
National Lottery money and Venice Film Festival Silver Lion awards should be going to much more thoughtful films than this.
03/14/08
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10/18/08
Brian De Palma’s Redacted traffics in, and clearly means to provoke, strong, unbalanced emotions.
11/15/07
Top CriticThough the events are gruelingly (and graphically) recreated there's a typical lack of emotional connection which might be forgivable in a thriller but utterly hobbles this supposed cri de coeur. An almost total failure then, but a noble one.
03/14/08
De Palma's made a shattering true crime feel phony
01/29/08
We're being manipulated, and the irony is that the filmmaker is trying to prove how manipulated we are by the various interests around the Iraq war
11/14/08
Curiously, Mr. De Palma makes very little effort to comprehend the wrongdoers in his version of Iraq. Their vile language and clear class inferiority distance them from any pity or understanding from the average audience member.
11/14/07
Top CriticBut, no matter what its aesthetic and political virtues, it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to put themselves through the experience of Redacted, particularly those who already `get it.'
12/21/07
So obvious in its intentions that it screams 'teenager scamming for the car keys', Redacted fails to fully embrace the proposed genius of its premise.
11/30/07
The fact that the story De Palma has chosen is only partially true makes his more extreme decisions feel that much more sadistic.
11/16/07
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