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The Yellow Birds has a strong cast and a worthy message, but they're both lost in this war drama's rote, clichéd story.
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As "war is hell" movies go, this one is better than usual. Jun 15, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
As "war is hell" movies go, this one is better than usual.
Rex Reed
A rather dispiriting slog of a movie. Jun 15, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A rather dispiriting slog of a movie.
Godfrey Cheshire
"The Yellow Birds" is a difficult film that hammers home its point that war is a living hell that extends far beyond the battlefield. Jun 15, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
"The Yellow Birds" is a difficult film that hammers home its point that war is a living hell that extends far beyond the battlefield.
Adam Graham
Making a late appearance in the Iraq War movie cycle, the impressively acted "The Yellow Birds" manages to leave an affecting mark even as it constantly struggles to find a distinctive voice of its own. Jun 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Making a late appearance in the Iraq War movie cycle, the impressively acted "The Yellow Birds" manages to leave an affecting mark even as it constantly struggles to find a distinctive voice of its own.
Michael Rechtshaffen
Watch it once, and you could come away a little underwhelmed; watch it twice, and you begin to suspect that its almost humdrum rhythms are exactly the point. Jun 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Watch it once, and you could come away a little underwhelmed; watch it twice, and you begin to suspect that its almost humdrum rhythms are exactly the point.
Jeannette Catsoulis
It's not only that The Yellow Birds doesn't have anything new to say, but that it's playing movie karaoke with other, better war movies. Jan 25, 2017 | Full Review…
It's not only that The Yellow Birds doesn't have anything new to say, but that it's playing movie karaoke with other, better war movies.
Brian Tallerico
Alden Ehrenreich and Ty Sheridan were both great and the cinematography is stunning. Mar 13, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Alden Ehrenreich and Ty Sheridan were both great and the cinematography is stunning.
Rachel Wagner
Although the cinematography is beautiful and the film has a lot of potential, it's far too slowly paced and doesn't have enough depth for the heavy material it takes on. Aug 14, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Although the cinematography is beautiful and the film has a lot of potential, it's far too slowly paced and doesn't have enough depth for the heavy material it takes on.
Mae Abdulbaki
The Yellow Birds doesn't say much of anything outside of the mundane. The trio of young men at its center are compelling enough, but the entire ordeal feels like a mash-up of countless other movies. Jul 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The Yellow Birds doesn't say much of anything outside of the mundane. The trio of young men at its center are compelling enough, but the entire ordeal feels like a mash-up of countless other movies.
Kristen Lopez
Talent on both sides of the camera can't quite pull together this cerebral, introspective examination of the psychological trauma of military combat. Jul 6, 2018 | Full Review…
Talent on both sides of the camera can't quite pull together this cerebral, introspective examination of the psychological trauma of military combat.
Todd Jorgenson
War is hell and we know that, but The Yellow Birds wants to show how war lingers. That gives The Yellow Birds an emotional edge. Jul 2, 2018 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
War is hell and we know that, but The Yellow Birds wants to show how war lingers. That gives The Yellow Birds an emotional edge.
Matthew Passantino
The Yellow Birds does make the most of a murky river or a smoldering battleground, but there is little depth behind its reliable imagery. Jun 25, 2018 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
The Yellow Birds does make the most of a murky river or a smoldering battleground, but there is little depth behind its reliable imagery.
Brian Thompson
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