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In the Valley of Elah

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When a model soldier who recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of Iraq goes AWOL, his veteran father enlists the aid of a dedicated police detective in seeking out his son's true fate in director/screenwriter Paul Haggis' follow up to the Oscar-winning 2004 indie-hit Crash. Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) has served his country faithfully, and now the time has come for him to return home to the United States. Shortly after returning, however, Mike simply vanishes without a trace. Mike's...more

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no one's mentioned the nudity by joprit
I agree with the reviews that I've read so far that Tommy Lee Jones and Charize Theron do a suberb job. Susan Sarandan could have had more time on...

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Good, not great... by DaCoach68
I was really hoping that this would be the first GREAT movie of the "great movie" season. It was GOOD...very good...but NOT great. The Actors WERE...

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