RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
Trending Searches: The American Machete The Last Exorcism Piranha 3-D
Movies / On DVD / Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
  • Showtimes & Tickets
  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
34 %
Tomatometer
Template Image Template Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:113

Fresh:38

Rotten:75

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: Miracle at St. Anna is a well-intentioned but overlong, disjointed affair that hits few of the right notes.

Share |

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity

Runtime: 2 hr. 40 min.

Genre: Drama

Theatrical Release: Sep 7, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $7.8M

Synopsis: Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. [More]

Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller

Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Turturro, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Robert John Burke, Omari Antonutti, Omero Antonutti, Sergio Albelli, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, Naomi Campbell

Director: Spike Lee

Director: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: James McBride
Producer: Jon Kilik , Marco Valerio Pugini , Spike Lee , Robert Cicutto , Luigi Musini
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
  • Miracle at St Anna
    >
    MIRACLE AT ST ANNA ITALIAN
    >
    MIRACLE AT ST ANNA WE WILL NOT COME WITH YOU
    >
    MIRACLE AT ST ANNA MIRACLES
    >
  • MIRACLE AT ST ANNA THE BOY NEEDS HELP
    >
    MIRACLE AT ST ANNA MOVING HAYSTACK
    >
1 - 4 of 6

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

GET THIS MOVIE

Get it on iTunes
 
 
Miracle at St. Anna

$14.99 to Buy

 
 
Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 

REVIEWS FOR MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 of 113 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Name | Source | Date
 
 

Takes too long to get to its one moving moment at the end.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Sep 18, 2009
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Spike Lee has turned in an odd hybrid of a film--a 160 minute war epic combined with a crime thriller combined with a discourse on civil rights.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment 2 Comments
Aug 30, 2009
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

As a theoretical corrective, it's salutary; as a movie, it's a frickin' blooper

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

The agenda is obvious, but the rage feels justified, and meanwhile Lee gives us a few virtuoso touches.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
Feb 18, 2009
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

While it does have its weak points, it's held together by its unique angle on the war as well as strong characterization for its central characters.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
Feb 17, 2009
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Problematic as a narrative...[but] Lee's simply too smart and talented to make a dismissible film. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
Feb 4, 2009
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Ask ten people who've seen this movie what the title's "miracle" is referring to, and you'll get a couple of different guesses and a whole lot of blank stares and shrugs.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 6 Comments
Jan 28, 2009
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

There are endearing moments but we're in a Spike Lee world where it's okay to interject his "black vs. the privileged white-man" lecture time and again to the detriment of the film.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment 2 Comments
Jan 25, 2009
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

There's no moviemaking miracle at work here, just a half-baked project that might be Lee's biggest disappointment to date.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2008
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

It might have been easily trimmed by a half hour, which is a shame, because there are so many good moments buried in there -- a proverbial two-hour movie struggling to get out.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
Nov 12, 2008
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Lee is a filmmaker who, through talent, accomplishment, and a constant working of the refs in the Hollywood system, has earned autonomy over his films. I'm all for artistic freedom, but here he could have used a bit of oversight.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment 1 Comment
Nov 10, 2008
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
Top Critic IconTop Critic

It’s impressive that a filmmaker of Lee’s distinction is willing to continue to push boundaries.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
Nov 7, 2008
Ben Lyons
Ben Lyons
At the Movies
Top Critic IconTop Critic

There may be a subtle bone somewhere in Spike Lee, but it would take a team of skilled surgeons to find it.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
Oct 17, 2008
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
PopMatters

Lee ... has created a brilliant war movie that encompasses many elements, but manages to engage us with all of the stories within the story he wants to tell.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment 5 Comments
Oct 14, 2008
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Little imperfections prevent it from being the classic epic it wants to be, but Lee accomplishes quite a lot here.

Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment Comment
Oct 12, 2008
Michael Dance
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source

By choosing for his definitive portrait a tale based on a fictional novel rather than an actual true story, Lee has undermined his own efforts to properly depict the wartime experience for WWII-era blacks.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment 1 Comment
Oct 10, 2008
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Lee shows a knack for combat scenes and both the brutality and brotherhood of man. Opportunism, barbarism and hope mix in the most piercing, cathartic scenes. But his grudge match with Clint Eastwood weighs too heavily, and it's an ambitious mess.

Full Review Source: Suite101.com | comment Comment
Oct 9, 2008
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
Suite101.com

Brilliant homage to the Buffalo Soldiers during World War II may be Spike Lee's most powerful film.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
Oct 8, 2008
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

Full of cliches and the very stereotypes against which director Spike Lee rails, "Miracle at St. Anna" is a television movie that's far below the capabilities of one of the most talented living film directors.

Full Review | comment 1 Comment
Oct 5, 2008
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

'Miracle at St. Anna' tells a story of friendship and of getting beyond race and prejudices... about helping one another in the midst of war.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Oct 3, 2008
Frank Wilkins
Frank Wilkins
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
 
 
1 - 20 of 113 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 >> >|

LATEST NEWS FOR MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA

all

February 9, 2009: RT on DVD: Oliver's W, Spike's St. Anna, and My Name is Bruce!
What better way to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama by watching Oliver Stone's W. this week on DVD? While a handful of middling studio releases hit home video this week (Nights in... More...

September 25, 2008: Box Office Guru Preview: Shia Eyes Another #1 Hit
Indy Jr. looks to seize control of the North American box office with the new action thriller Eagle Eye which leads a new pack of candidates heading into the multiplexes on Friday. Also opening are... More...

September 24, 2008: Total Recall: We Rank Spike Lee's Joints
This week, Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna hits theaters, telling the story of the struggle of African American soldiers in World War II. So RT thought it would be a good time to take a closer look... More...

September 9, 2008: NYT Counts Five to Watch from Toronto
According to the New York Times, the brightest stars of the Toronto crop include Sally Hawkins, Pedro Castaneda, and Kat Dennings. More...

DVD

Close
More DVDs
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
19% 19% Cop Out
28% 28% Clash of the Titans
67% 67% Date Night
7% 7% The Bounty Hunter
50% 50% Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

More…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
30% 30% Why Did I Get Married Too
10% 10% Marmaduke
67% 67% Harry Brown
71% 71% Tormented
65% 65% Bent

More…

RT ON CURRENT TV

See All

The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV

DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...

Learn how you can be part of the show

More...

About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Press| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
Copyright © 2010 Flixster, Inc. All rights reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
Certain product data © 1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
/movies/movie.old.jsp - web169.flixster.com (us)