A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.
Redacted, director Brian DePalma's ugly little Iraq War movie, wastes an interesting approach on trite, crude and painfully superficial content.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
30 Nov 2007
rotten:
It's hard to watch, and should be. But harder for other reasons. As an experiment in storytelling, it's mainly tedious and phony.
– Mark Rahner,
Seattle Times,
30 Nov 2007
rotten:
It's condescending to the audience.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
3 Dec 2007
rotten:
War was ever a Kubrick-ian hell-ride, futile, fundamentally unheroic and de-humanising, but now it's mocked by a mad multimedia accompaniment innocent of all real ethical, moral and humanitarian value.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
14 Mar 2008
rotten:
Grant De Palma this much: At least he did not wait until 14 years after hostilities concluded to pull his catch-all war metaphor from the dark cupboard of his psyche.