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Where Soldiers Come From Review

  • Release Date: Sep 09, 2011
  • Rated:
  • Runtime: 1 hr. 31 min.
  • Genres: Documentary

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    58

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Gary Goldstein

    Despite the film's unvarnished emotionality and even-handed messaging, Courtney never seems to have found an appropriate focus, resulting in a work that's less urgent and involving than its intense subject matter might have dictated.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Village Voice Ernest Hardy

    Much of what's presented is familiar territory, but it's the moments that fracture prejudices and expectations that stick with you.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

    Where Soldiers Come From is, more than anything, a commentary on class. In its compassionate, modest gaze, the real cost of distant political decisions is softly illuminated, as well as the shame of a country with little to offer its less fortunate young people than a ticket to a battlefield.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety

    Covering their lives with intimate access from before boot camp to the difficult return home, Heather Courtney's documentary packs a savage but understated punch.

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