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In the Land of Blood and Honey Reviews

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Rather than a glossy, superficial movie-star vanity project, In the Land of Blood and Honey feels like the sober, hard-hitting work of a humanitarian.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Both Ms. Marjanovic and Mr. Kostic are very fine (like the rest of the cast they deliver their dialogue in Bosnian) and they navigate the contradictions of their characters' feelings, the flashes of hate, the surrender to desire, with delicacy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  TimeMary Pols

  All the components are there. No wonder In the Land of Blood and Honey is the most compelling, heartfelt movie Jolie has made in years. She isn't in it, but she's all over it.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy

  Jolie deserves significant credit for creating such a powerfully oppressive atmosphere and staging the ghastly events so credibly, even if it is these very strengths that will make people not want to watch what's onscreen.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  I found In the Land of Blood and Honey to be moving and involving, but somehow reduced by its melodrama to a minor key. The scale of the ages-old evil and religious hatred in the region seemed to make the fates of these particular characters a matter of dramatic convenience.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  In the Land of Blood and Honey captures the sickening way the war in Bosnia became a gray zone of genocide. Yet that, unfortunately, is not enough to make it a good movie.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Though sufficiently well made to suggest a viable career behind the camera for debutante writer-director Angelina Jolie, In the Land of Blood and Honey seems to spring less from artistic conviction than from an over-earnest humanitarian impulse.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Unfortunately, "Blood and Honey" has script problems: Its core story is less compelling than its overall atmosphere.

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• 10

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  The denouement that sorts it all out moves from predictable tragedy to ludicrous redemption; closing titles confirm that the motivating intent in making In the Land of Blood and Honey was activist rather than artistic.

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