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By jjnxn, Flixster
Feb 03, 2011
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The acting is very good by the entire cast but the subject matter makes this a heavy going sad viewing experience. Read More
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By fernandorafael, Flixster
Jan 25, 2011
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2009 will go down in history as, among other things, the year when Iraq War movies were good. Oren Moverman's debut is the gut-wrenching (but occasionally humor... Read More
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7
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By hobster1, Flixster
Jan 25, 2011
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Powerful account of two soldiers who are assigned to the Casualty Notification Office delivering the news to families of people in Iraq who have made the ultima... Read More
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7
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By cloudstrife84, Flixster
Sep 29, 2010
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Superbly directed and engrossing drama. At first I didn't think this would be all that interesting, but it's so amazingly well-written, that I immediately got s... Read More
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By thedudelebowski65, Flixster
Jul 19, 2010
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A absolute tour de force of everyone involved. The Messenger is a very important drama film as we follow two casualty notice officers (Harrelson, Foster) who d... Read More
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By bbcfloridabound, Flixster
Jul 08, 2010
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A sad event put into film, Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson are two Army Soldiers who have to notify next of kin about there love ones death. Shows some of diffe... Read More
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By drzeek, Flixster
Jun 10, 2010
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Capt. Tony: Avoid physical contact. In case you feel like offering a hug or something, don't.
Staff Sgt. Will: I'm not going to be offering any hugs. Sir.
Some... Read More
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By cewebrity, Flixster
Jun 06, 2010
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A wonderfully observed film that lays out the many effects of war, both on its participants and the people close to them.
More later Read More
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By litelbluhli, Flixster
Jun 02, 2010
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Great cast; Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone and Steve Buscemi.
Enjoyable...but, emotional. Read More
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By dereka101, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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The Messenger is a powerful and deeply moving story about two military officers whose job is to notify the next of kin about the unfortunate death of their fami... Read More
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By rebvodka042099, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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This is a movie that does a very thorough and heartbreaking study in human grief. It shows the many different reactions of human beings that are brought the new... Read More
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By her69eyes, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Like "The Hurt Locker", "The Messenger" is the rare Iraq war film without an overt political agenda or a hefty romanticization of the soldiers in combat. The me... Read More
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By kiriyamakazou, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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After paying his dues with thankless supporting roles, Ben Foster finally gets to display his leading man chops. What fine chops they are too. Foster oozes conf... Read More
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By flickfever, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news. Being a messenger with foreboding details has, historically, been a bad position to hold and a job that has always be... Read More
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By ifeellikegregorsamsa, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Sometimes there comes a picture that makes you genuinely feel something and it is done by avoiding unnessesary explanations or sentimentality. An actor's pictur... Read More
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By adfill7, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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I enjoyed the realistic portrayal of the soldiers in the movie, but the romance here is super lame. Read More
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By movieguyryan, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Since the characters in this film are soldiers whose job is to notify the families of fallen soldiers, these characters are reserved and rarely show the emotion... Read More
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By mvieaddict, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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The Messenger was another war movie, in my opinion better then The Hurt Locker, but it was quite different and I liked it more. It had a slow pace, and also po... Read More
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By cenzano38, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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The Messenger is a limited release movie that covers a potentially difficult subject.
What becomes a good movie about the two characters starts out a cheesed ... Read More
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