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Miracle at St. Anna Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Contains scenes of brilliance, interrupted by scenes that meander. There is too much, too many characters, too many subplots. But there is so much here that is powerful that it should be seen no matter its imperfections.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  It is in the fragile bonds that form between the black soldiers and the Italian villagers that Miracle at St. Anna breaks free of its own grandiosity and tells a grounded, moving, human story. Not a miracle by any means, but an earthy inquiry into death, duty, friendship and honor. What we've always wanted from war movies.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Aspires to be epic, but mostly it's just unfocused, sprawling and badly in need of editing.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Miracle isn't powerful, it's muddled and diffuse.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Pedestrian and awkward, this film is a disappointment not only in comparison with Lee's earlier epic, the underrated " Malcolm X," but also in comparison with another film with similar aims, Rachid Bouchareb's "Days of Glory."

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Odd too, for a film that wants to correct impression anyone had as to the abilities of black U.S. soldier in combat, are the ethnic cliches about Italians and Germans, to say nothing of rednecks.

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• 20

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  This is a sloppy stew in which the ingredients of battle action, murder mystery, little-kid sentiment and history lesson don't mix well.

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