Jewison's post-Vietnam movie concentrates on bereavement, with the consequence that it's decent but dull.
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02/09/06
In Country (1989)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:16
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: "In Country" is both an exploration of post-war syndrome and a coming-of-age film. Emmett Smith, a Vietnam Veteran cannot free himself of the nightmare he lived overseas; he lives with his niece,... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson
Director: Norman Jewison
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Reviews for In Country
A powerful drama about one American family's attempt to release the grief and pain caused by the Vietnam war
07/19/03
The movie is like a time bomb. You sit there, interested, absorbed, sometimes amused, sometimes moved, but wondering in the back of your mind what all of this is going to add up to. Then you find out.
01/01/00
Top CriticIn Country means to capture the deep tragedy at the center of pedestrian lives. Instead, it becomes a pedestrian film.
05/20/03
Top CriticThough Bruce Willis has top billing as a troubled Vietnam veteran, British whizbang Emily Lloyd virtually squeezes him off the screen as his live-in niece, whose soldier father died before she was born.
01/01/00
Top CriticLike the Memorial itself, the film brings not so much understanding for the war veteran as a tribute to the veteran. That is not so ambitious a goal, but it is sufficient.
01/01/00
Norman Jewison usually is a commanding storyteller, but In Country is a film with two stories that fail to add up to something greater.
09/16/09
Top CriticWith uncanny skill, Willis finds the frightened kid hiding behind Emmett's detached stare. He gives a dynamite performance, both touching and haunting.
05/12/01
Top CriticIt is refreshing to see the bluster Willis shows as a leading man disappear when he takes smaller challenging roles such as this. Someday, a role like this could lead to more recognition of his immense acting ability.
01/01/00
Lloyd, though technically adept, doesn't really get under her conflicted character's skin; the supporting actors (including Willis) are the film's greatest strength.
09/16/09
Top CriticSounds like your basic TV movie, sunk by noble intentions. But here well meaning translates into well done.
09/16/09
Top CriticJewison manages to save up all the emotion for the charged conclusion at the Vietnam memorial in Washington, but it's a case of too little, too late.
05/24/03
Top CriticAn overlooked and underrated drama with Willis giving one of his finest performances.
07/30/04
Gripping performances save this post-Vietnam drama
06/16/06
Willis is brilliant as a 'Nam veteran
04/27/05
A profoundly moving tearjerker about the festering wounds caused by the Vietnam War in middle America. A young Emily Lloyd is absolutely wonderful.
10/06/05
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04/08/06
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08/14/05
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10/08/02
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03/05/03
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