The Deer Hunter Reviews
Top CriticA 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.
Juicy Cerebellum
Quite possibly the most overrated movie ever.
| Original Score: 2/5
Filmcritic.com
a hollow movie that only play-acted at meaning; the sucker was us.
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| Original Score: 3/5
It is a heartbreakingly effective fictional machine that evokes the agony of the Vietnam time.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Arizona Daily Star
Like an honorable soldier, Cazale gave everything he had for a cause in which he believed.
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| Original Score: 4/4
eFilmCritic.com
A brilliant war movie with stunning performances.
| Original Score: 5/5
Film4
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.
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| Original Score: 5/5
BDK Reviews
The first half and second half of the film couldn't be more different but that is the genius behind the film.
| Original Score: 5/5
The film is ambitious and it succeeds on a number of levels and it proves that Cimino is an important director who deserves to be watched carefully.
Movie Eye
Cimino's blistering and psychologically gripping account of the Vietnam-era damaged psyche. The Deer Hunter is an astonishingly potent and towering exploration on the war experience to ever be intensely filmed
| Original Score: 5/5
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It is clearly shown that even these close friends couldn't save each other from the tragic events of the war.
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| Original Score: A
Flick Filosopher
A lyrical, slow-to-unfold story of the devastating effects of a tour in Vietnam on three close friends.
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| Original Score: 9/10
Apollo Guide
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.
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| Original Score: 92/100
