Long but effective Vietnam drama. The russian roulette scenes are haunting.
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07/14/03
The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:40
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: Its greatness is blunted by its length and one-sided point of view, but the film's weaknesses are overpowered by Michael Cimino's sympathetic direction and a series of heartbreaking performances from Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken.
Runtime: 3 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An epic three-hour tale of lives forever changed by the Vietnam War, THE DEER HUNTER follows the transformation of a tight group of friends from a working-class town, taking its place alongside... [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage
Director: Michael Cimino
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Reviews for The Deer Hunter
The actors in the principal roles are so convincing and the movement of this story, told on such a grand scale, is so compelling that its greatness is undeniable.
01/01/00
Like an honorable soldier, Cazale gave everything he had for a cause in which he believed.
07/08/07
No review available.
07/30/02
The friendship between the three central characters, as well as their shared association with the men from their small hometown, is truthful and realistic in a way that most guys will find impossible to resist.
04/29/09
An emotionally devastating meditation on war, masculinity, and the human psyche.
10/01/03
No review available.
10/11/02
The first half and second half of the film couldn't be more different but that is the genius behind the film.
08/03/08
No review available.
10/04/02
Gauging the shifting moods of the 1970s, this tale of life and love disrupted by war is as arresting as a bullet to the brain.
06/13/07
A disgusting account of what the evil Vietnamese did to poor, innocent Americans stands at the center of this Oscar-laden weepie about macho buddies from a small industrial town.
12/13/06
Top CriticIt is a heartbreakingly effective fictional machine that evokes the agony of the Vietnam time.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
11/11/03
No review available.
11/02/07
Draggy and devastating by turns
10/19/03
A brilliant war movie with stunning performances.
07/25/02
No review available.
07/02/05
A simultaneuosly touching and harrowing experience that puts the audience directly in the shoes of one man's experience of Vietnam.
08/04/04
a hollow movie that only play-acted at meaning; the sucker was us.
04/04/04
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