Home of the Brave_____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
War, Action, Drama, History
Length:
1 hr. 45 min.
Year of Release:
2007
USA Release:
May 11, 2007 (limited), January 5, 2007 (select theaters)
“The final test of courage is coming home.” Producer’s synopsis: “In Southeastern Iraq, a war-wearied National Guard unit has just received the exhilarating news that they are about to be ‘demobilized’ - finally sent back home to the safety of Spokane. But when they head out on one final humanitarian mission in the nearby town of Al Hayy, things go terribly wrong.
See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers. Movie Critics
…A brave first effort to portray the Iraq War on screen… deserves a pass because it ain’t half bad…
—Bob Strauss, L.A. Daily News …A rather plain and predictable study of the problems facing American war veterans integrating themselves back into ordinary life after serving in Iraq…
—David Germain, The Associated Press …It loses points for being a painfully earnest and very thinly conceived update of ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ and ‘Coming Home.’…
—Lou Lumenick, New York Post …It’s a patchy affair: The good scenes hit home, but the bad ones tilt towards melodrama and sentimentality.…
—Richard James Havis, Film Journal International …Irwin Winkler cribs from the best in ‘Home of the Brave’ — unfortunately, he’s copied the wrong masterpiece at the wrong time. And he’s done so with a crayon.…
—Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly |