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.
Christopher Orr, The New Republic
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Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Brian De Palma Director
- Izzy Diaz as Angel Salazar
- Rob Devaney as Lawyer McCoy
- Ty Jones as Master Sergeant Sweet
- Anas Wellman as Soldier
- Mike Figueroa as Sergeant Jim Vasquez
- Yanal Kassay as Soldier
- Dhiaa Khalil as Soldier
- Kel O'Neill as Gabe Blix / Criminal Investigation Agent #2
- Daniel Stewart Sherman as B.B. Rush
- Patrick Carroll as Reno Flake
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
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
Rotten
It's condescending to the audience.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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
Rotten
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
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