The script’s extremely well written, the direction flawless, and the performances -- especially by the fantastic Joaquin Phoenix, gobsmacking.
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07/29/03
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Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
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Reviews Counted:110
Fresh:78
Rotten:32
Average Rating:6.5/10
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
I like its dark edge.
07/28/03
Top CriticA pleasingly disreputable trifle.
07/26/03
Top CriticThis long-delayed release may one day be regarded as a minor find, thanks to some occasionally gruesome laughs, tight story construction and terrific supporting performances.
07/25/03
Top CriticThis chronicle of SNAFUs foretold doesn't have much new to say but says it with biting precision, and Phoenix's sharp, sneakily sympathetic performance is a pleasure to watch.
07/25/03
Solid entertainment with an enjoyably rough-and-tumble vibe.
07/25/03
A complex story, repellent but full of tension and surprise. It holds attention raptly.
07/25/03
Top CriticFeels truer than any military movie since Three Kings.
07/25/03
There's much to recommend about Buffalo Soldiers, starting with Joaquin Phoenix, whose antihero character oozes sinister charisma, and Ed Harris, playing against type as a spineless colonel.
07/25/03
At its best it's as refreshing as it is daring.
07/25/03
This probably isn't a good recruiting tool but it's a great movie.
07/25/03
even though the yarn turns on the blackest of ironies, it rarely strays from an event or circumstance that strains credulity. And Buffalo Soldiers truly needs the outrageous
07/25/03
Director Gregor Jordan tries to make a satirical comedy -- and succeeds about half of the time. Problem is, the rest of the flick is just grossly offensive.
07/25/03
In the end, it's not the darkness of the film's politics that bothers me, it's the exploitation of violence as entertainment -- and, oh, the smugness of it all.
07/25/03
Top CriticA vivid contemporary American tale that hasn’t been told before
07/24/03
The picture is sloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit.
07/24/03
Top CriticBecause the movie doesn't have any real politics -- just a few funny gags and sarcasm -- the satire never jells.
07/24/03
A good film, amusing, skillfully written, and it wouldn't do for it to get buried entirely.
07/24/03
Film has satirical sting.
07/24/03
Top CriticFor reasons that never become apparent, Jordan elects to play the growing mayhem straight, and the movie drags its toneless, spiritless way to the edifying conclusion that there is 'no peace anywhere.' How true. How banal.
07/24/03
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