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Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:23
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Overall, this caustic comedy hits more of its targets than it misses.
Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $213,664
Synopsis: Joaquin Phoenix stars in this dark service comedy as Ray Elwood, an Army clerk stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Part of a company made up almost entirely... [More]
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin
Director: Gregor Jordan
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Reviews for Buffalo Soldiers
Top CriticThe characters, if not sympathetic, are at least interesting and brought to life with authenticity by the talented cast.
10/09/03
Top CriticIt's a well-done satire that only the thinnest of skins would find insulting.
09/18/03
Top CriticLike its bored soldiers, this movie seems to play with volatile substances with not nearly enough respect for their meaning.
09/12/03
Top CriticIt's mostly a lurching, clumsy affair, a very poor man's Catch-22.
09/05/03
Top CriticIf you can get past the idea that Buffalo Soldiers ... has any real relevance, you are likely to enjoy its sitcom snap and the performance of Phoenix.
09/05/03
Top CriticHas many fine performances ... yet the movie fails to give meaning to their actions, or to evoke sympathy for their anti-hero attitudes.
08/08/03
Top CriticUltimately, it's a cold, caustic film that doesn't take a strong point of view but seems to offer up its numerous set pieces ... for sheer goony pleasure.
08/08/03
Top CriticIt's an enjoyable and occasionally thought-provoking motion picture whose viewership should not be diminished by the unfortunate and inaccurate 'anti-American' label.
08/08/03
Top CriticImagine Radar from M*A*S*H gone bad, and you get the idea.
08/08/03
Top CriticIt's a refreshing change from the recent string of celluloid recruiting poster movies.
08/08/03
Top CriticAt a time when the idea of patriotism is sometimes used to stifle dissent, it is important to remember that gripes and disgruntlement and anti-authoritarian gestures are part of our national heritage.
08/08/03
Top CriticThe film hits so many dissonant notes and random targets that its dark, dry wit is hard to locate in the buckshot.
08/08/03
Top CriticSuffers from melodramatic overkill.
08/08/03
Top CriticIt captures almost exactly the deadpan sarcasm and world-class bitterness most privates feel toward the vaunted entity that has absorbed them.
08/08/03
Top CriticA sharp, savagely funny look at the Army during peacetime with 'nothing to kill but time.'
08/07/03
Top CriticIt pits a compelling central character against a formidable adversary in an intriguing setting while keeping you riveted to the cat-and-mouse strategizing, surprise turns and a few moments of actual warmth.
08/07/03
Top CriticIf it sometimes feels as if this is re-MASHing some of the same terrain as Robert Altman's classic from 1970, the fun is in watching Elwood's dream come true.
08/07/03
Top CriticBoasts a noirish script and a top-drawer cast.
08/07/03
Top CriticIts woozy, scattershot approach is a mishmash of bad throwaway gags, military clichés and dopey dope jokes.
08/07/03
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