A Private War

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  • 2019


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88 % Certified-fresh
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 115
Negative reviews 22
Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.0
Though he struggles to bring some of the more conventional narrative bits and exposition alive, the movie finds its rhythm as it goes, toggling betwee .. EW
4.4
He has a strong sense of time and place and keeps the story compelling without letting the audience become desensitized by tragedy. Rogerebert
4.0
This is a solidly made drama powered by an award worthy performance by Pike. Common Sense Media
2.0
Watching the film scramble towards its inevitable conclusion, one gets the sense that Heineman sees Colvin as a kindred spirit. Indie Wire
5.0
While Arash Amels penetrating, inside baseball script certainly acknowledges the absurdity of war, leaving room for moments of laughter and levity, it .. Variety
4.0
It ends as it must, the passions of a crusader memorialized and scrutinized, sometimes fearlessly. Time Out
3.0
As such, theres an inherent irony in any drama that places her centre stage. The Guardian
3.0
I admired A Private War for its tough, forthright, pro journalist attitude. The Guardian
1.9
That insight is certainly keen, but the film clumsily falls back on the cliches of war being hell and akin to a drug, and often leans on dismal dialog ..
4.4
Like First Man before it, this is a movie that examines its heroes not with a tone of vicarious swagger or abject worship, but one that emphasizes pai ..
4.0
Heineman, clearly, is a good fit for the material, and brings a jangling tension to the nerve shredding combat sequences. Screen Daily
4.5
Marie Colvin was a profoundly driven, yet flawed individual, and Heineman doesnt shy away from putting her personal demons on full display. ETimes (TOI)
4.5
Heinemans film is, in many ways, the movie so many people say they want: a portrait of a deeply complex, flawed, but brilliant and forceful woman. Vulture
2.0
One messy montage mixes scenes of a war zone one night stand with woozy visions of home and fitful stabs at a laptop to produce copy one assumes is br .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Where A Private War struggles is with its own message. The film wants to shine a light on political apathy, but that message is buried beneath layers ..
4.0
And he hasnt: what he has made is a deeply distressing, authentically moving psychological study of unswerving obsession. The New York Times
2.0
Played by Rosamund Pike across the last 11 years of her life, this Marie Colvins work doesnt so much resemble the adrenalised cut and thrust of journa .. Telegraph
4.5
Colvin was the two time winner of the British Foreign Journalist of the Year Award and something of a celebrity among her peers in the time before she ..
4.5
The only time it seems a bit too on the nose is in some of its dialogue, which can sometimes be a bit too pointed for its own good. The Young Folks
3.0
Despite often being hard to watch, this is Rosamund Pikes best work yet.
4.5
It feels like the genre is taking more of a stab at becoming a marketable industry, rather than just a prestige player.Yet for all of the activity thi .. Cinema Blend
4.0
Open this photo in gallery Legendary Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin, played by Rosamund Pike, covering the conflict in Sri Lanka in A Pri .. The Globe And Mail
4.0
A Private War is filled with brutal, powerful images that will stick with you well after the movie is done, and succeeds in paying homage to a woman w ..
4.5
The life and work of an award winning female war correspondent whose zeal for the truth made her into a fearless person. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
Rosamund Pike delivers a strongsome would say franticturn as Colvin. One Guys Opinion
4.4
Its a crying shame more people are seeing this, one of the best pictures of 2018. Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
Unfortunately the film is heavy handed and uses too many of the safe cliches of war being hell and like a drug, to seem fresh.Also the banal dialogue .. Sover
3.1
Colvin continually stresses finding the personal within her stories, and the movie itself fails to do just that. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
While Rosamund Pike delivers an unbeatable portrayal of Colvin, the film itself fails to say anything new about addiction or the demons she battles. Chicago Reader
3.8
Its simple enough to say that a film honors its subject and to treat that as the end of a discussion about it. Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
It is a true vision of hell, startling even if youve seen some of the countless documentaries on the subject.
2.0
Rosamund Pike throws herself at the role of Marie Colvin with bravado LMK MEDIA The Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin gets the prestige biop .. The Times
3.0
A Private War offers a stirring account of the journalists life, career, and tragic, untimely death. Independent
3.0
And its the limitations of the genre that prevent the movie from sometimes feeling like just another familiar story of trial, triumph and tragedy. Rolling Stone
4.5
What emerges is a beautifully rounded portrait of Colvin that never tries to make her a saint. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Unrelenting, passionate, and churning with humanity, A Private War is a film befitting its remarkable heroine. Pop Matters
4.5
Adapted by eclectic screenwriter Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco), the result is a stunningly moving, yet never mawkish, dissection of Colvins self aware .. The Wrap
3.8
Whats missing in this compelling character study is a clear dramatic arc. News Day
4.0
It is a respectful tribute from a film that does its subject tremendous justice. Film Journal
4.5
As such, theres an inherent irony in any drama that places her centre stage. The Guardian
4.5
The movies front lines scenes are immersive without devolving into sheer brainless sensation. Npr
4.5
This is a somber movie, often gripping, occasionally also angry funny.
4.0
But its Pikes show, and shes mesmerising, discomforting and inspiring. Flim List
3.5
Susan Grangers review of A Private War (Aviron Pictures) Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) was a fearless British journalist who put her life on the line t .. Susang Ranger
3.8
At a crucial time when journalists find themselves critically berated and unjustly attacked for no other reason than political ignorance, the timing i .. Observer
3.0
Simply put, it often feels as if A Private War is undecided on what story it wants to tell, but regardless of whats happening Rosamond Pike is giving .. Flickering Myth
3.8
Quite frankly, this is a good thing.Films dont always have to end with rainbows and lollipops to be powerful. Flim Threet
4.0
As you see Marie Colvins story in A Private War, youll find yourself grieving for humanity. Book My Show
4.0
As you see Marie Colvins story in A Private War, youll find yourself grieving for humanity. Book My Show
3.0
Rosamund Pikes powerhouse performance is undermined to a large degree, ironically, by how the story of Marie Colvins life plays out on screen. The New Indian Express
2.0
Part of why the performances work so effectively is that Heineman uses his documentary sensibilities to capture them with sensory context above dialog .. The Film Stage
3.8
Pikes unblinking, emphatic quality has its limitations, but by the films midpoint she rolls with every scene. Fierce and alert, she holds the screen. Chicago Tribune
3.8
A reporter is never the story the story is the story. But if looking at the reporter helps you see the story, and the human beings the story is about, .. Boston Globe
3.0
Amels script is, alas, not quite worthy of those interpreting it. The Irish Times
3.5
Overall, this doesnt make A Private War a bad film, merely an unimpressive one. Birth Movies Death
3.0
When she isnt remarrying and re divorcing a serially unfaithful fellow journalist, shes trying to lose herself in frantic flings. Standard
4.0
But thats what makes this a good movie.It tells the story and lets the viewer make its own determination about what it has just seen. Tony Medley
4.0
Its execution is competent.Arash Amels script deftly gives enough context to allow us to follow the stakes as Colvin leaps from one challenging assign .. Pajiba
2.0
A Private War doesnt paint an overly flattering picture of its subject; its honest about the personal struggles she faced and the harsh realities of h .. Detroit News
4.0
There is something original and distinctive about the films strategy to turn a war thriller into a dramatically charged character study, and with a jo .. Firstpost
2.0
These are the movies most thrilling and technically competent moments. The Play List
3.0
The cinematic flourishes the filmmaker brought to his documentaries Cartel Land and City Of Ghosts were inventive ways of setting those films apart fr .. Now Toronto
4.5
A Private War isnt a story about war zones, and facts arent its strength. Scroll
5.0
Anchored by a career best performance from Rosamund Pike and flawless direction and storytelling by Heineman, A Private War tells the tragic story of .. Cine Vue
5.0
While the idea of a biopic about a journalist may not appeal to many, A Private War does something spectacularly different with the genre which keeps .. Mirror
4.0
Pike acts as if her life depends on it with an unflinching portrait of gradual physical and mental decline. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
A Private War is at its best when it focuses on tension and danger in the field... These scenes land us in the moment unlike much of the more conventi .. Lw Lies
2.0
Poor, gifted Rosamund Pike is persuaded to play the American born Sunday Times journo at full throttle, when half throttle would be a nice occasional .. Ft
1.5
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4.5
Pike is ably supported by the likes of Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci and Jamie Dornan. Stuff
4.5
Amels script is maybe best when it considers the gradient of Colvins resolve. Vanity Fair
3.0
Such bite sized explication at the same time feels insufficient to describe an adrenaline rush that resists convenient explication: the synoptic phras .. The Arts Desk
4.0
But theres another reason to see this very good, albeit flawed, film. Wsj
4.0
It might inspire few more brave souls to go to conflict ridden zones and make sure the voices of the suppressed gets heard. FilmFare
5.0
Its urgent and intense filmmaking and youll leave the movie shell shocked, a feeling you wont be able to shake for days. Patriot Ledger
1.5
Twenty year old Noor, for instance, whom Colvin wrote about in Homs, doesnt get a name when she shows up. Film
3.8
Dornan was about as mesmerizing as a window display mannequin in the Fifty Shades movies, but hes absolutely terrific here, delivering a lovely and wa .. Chicago Sun Times
1.0
And while it occasionally pulls away from Colvin to let the nightmarish inhumanity of war provide power and feeling, it all too often relies on juiced .. Sandiego Reader
4.0
Although this first narrative effort, it feels like Private War almost could be one of his docus. Dead Line
4.5
Colvin once summarized the ultimate challenge of her missions this way: The real difficulty is having enough faith in humanity that someone will care. .. Film Comment
2.0
In a movie that mixes fiction with fact, it seems mostly an unnecessary brow beating anti war lecture 101 delivered on the brutalities of wara lecture .. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.0
Colvin is a fascinating woman who deserves her story told, but A Private War doesnt leave the comfort zone of director Matthew Heineman. One Room With A View
4.5
A Private War makes sure that Colvins bravery and legacy will never be forgotten. Solzy At The Movies
3.1
It becomes almost too much to bear, suggesting that this may have worked better as a mini series or perhaps even a three hour cinematic venture of a c .. Awards Circuit
4.4
Rosamund Pike, so deliciously wicked in Gone Girl, disappears into the role of war journalist Marie Colvin in the haunting drama A Private War. Seattle Times
4.5
A Private War immerses viewers in the various war zones without mercy. Film Journal International ..
4.0
Occupational burnout is a given if youve seen too many casualties. East Bay Express
1.5
It doesnt seem like the complete tale of what brought Colvin here, in what couldnt have been an easy battle to be a woman covering a war zone. The Indian Express
4.0
Although if you ditch your U.S. Army escort in Iraq to go looking for mass graves, your notions of personal safety are already pretty slippery.(In a r .. National Post
3.5
This is the stuff of hard boiled professionalism, and theres no denying how well its suited to the big screen.But the bluntness of the script is distr .. New Republic
2.0
As we follow her through war zones, we hear, in voice over (Colvins own emotionally flat Long Island voice from an archival interview, which Pike perf .. Original Cin
2.5
While Aresh Amels screenplay is arguably better than his 2014 credit on Grace of Monaco, an onslaught of familiar flashbacks and war montages sometime .. Ion Cinema
4.5
The director Matthew Heineman has a background in documentary, and Pike serves as a one woman answer to the question of why he didnt make a factual pi .. New States Man
4.0
Despite the straightforward plot that manages to tug at heartstrings, A Private War remains a worthy tribute to Colvin. The New Paper
4.0
It was heartwarming to see the level of dedication to truth telling in this film. Theepoch Times
3.8
Heres whats interesting: A Private War is far from the usual biopic. Datebook Sfchronicle
4.5
Because of that, it doesnt feel like the back pat other recent journalism films have. Vulture
4.5
I can only say, with confidence, that the film features a magnificently fierce, alert and impassioned performance from Rosamund Pike, whose usual Engl .. Spectator
3.8
Relentlessly invigorating, A Private War is the cautionary canvas that showcased the tightrope tendencies of a British war correspondent restless in h .. Screen Anarchy
3.0
Comes at an interesting time for journalism. With the profession under fire from Fake Newsers its important to discover the stories of the people who .. Richard Crouse
2.5
They are the best sequences in the movie that cant escape the biopic trap of summarizing its subject and her motivations. Film Forward
3.8
Pike is the reason to see it, aside from learning about a brave journalist who deserves to have her name be engrained in everyones minds.This is a tal .. Hollywood News
4.5
A Private War will leave viewers with Post Cinematic Stress Disorder. Kdhx
4.5
Director Matthew Heineman (City of Ghosts) certainly doesnt shy away from the graphic images of war. FlickDirect
3.8
While there are moments throughout that feel like dramatic contrivances, the best sequences and touches of A Private War could make many viewers forge .. The Gate
3.0
Through most of the narrative we are watching but never getting affected by whats going on and its only when the narrative returns back to the Homs op .. Mid Day
4.5
Pike has been in a few war themed films this year, but we think her performance in this one is the best. Movies and Shakers
3.0
The biopic provides the answer and confirms Colvins legacy as one of the most important war correspondents of all time. Showbiz Junkies
4.5
A fascinating, complicated and addictive psyche; the kind that often shapes central characters in page turner novels. Only in this case, this story is .. Dwight Brown Ink
2.0
Whether she sits down to interview a heartless dictator face to face or watches the unearthing of a mass grave holding the remains of Saddam Hussein v .. Sa Current
2.5
Thats mostly because screenwriter Arash Amels screenplay lacks nuance. 812 Film Reviews
1.5
Beat by beat it is thoroughly detailed, but on the whole it fails to be contextualized in any meaningful way.
4.0
Movies about journalism tend to sanctify the profession by portraying reporters as rock ribbed, unflinching crusaders.Even the best of the genre, like .. Brightest Young Things
4.5
Heineman highlights the danger she endured, too, and the result is both a powerful psychological portrait and a fitting tribute. Hot Press
4.0
A Private War should be required viewing on day one of journalism school. Book & Film Globe
4.0
A gripping account of a remarkable woman and journalist, anchored by an exceptional lead performance from Pike. The Hollywood News
4.5
It is a sensational work of cinema: aggressively told and emotionally powerful.
3.0
The film runs just under two hours and its a rare case of a movie that couldve done with just a little more narrative breathing room to flesh out the .. Flickering Myth
2.0
Rosamund Pike compensates and decorates those moments of credibility and brings the film to life. El Mundo (Spain)
3.0
Matthew Heineman is a documentary filmmaker and his A Private War is a sturdy chronicle of Colvins fearless life of speaking truth to power, only to b .. Dogandwolf
4.0
Over the period of the film, this fierce and powerful woman doesnt let the loss of an eye hold her back. Flavourmag
4.0
LESSON #1: THE FEARS OF THE FEARLESS Looking inside the subject, A Private War makes a concerted and noteworthy effort to show the fractured woman beh .. Every Movie Hasalesson
4.5
Its one of the years best roles, performances, and its contained in a film that undoubtedly matters. Now, more than ever.
4.5
The realism that Heineman depicts about the horrors of war while paying homage to great journalism makes for a harrowing and compelling watch.The bomb .. Awards Daily
4.0
The conflicts and the corpses begin to meld together, and thats the point. North Shore News (Vancouve ..
4.0
What could have stood as a harrowing but removed fragment of history is brought to life with immediacy. Culture Whisper
3.0
I cant imagine how difficult it must be knowing that there is nothing you can do. Shake Fire
2.5
Her brain, though, doesnt have an off mode, meaning she self medicates and has no hope of maintaining a long term relationship. Planet S Magazine
4.5
A Private War is a piercing plea championing empathy, asking us to not turn a blind eye to the abject suffering of countless faceless civilians. Arré
4.5
Central to A Private Wars effectiveness is star Rosamund Pike, playing Colvin in a performance that volleys between admirable strength and searing vul .. Deep Focus Review
3.0
Rosamund Pike is a master at her work, yet the films structure does not help us connect with the crude reality of Marie Colvins impressive persona. We .. Seventh Art Studio
2.0
Being a correspondent might have meant staying at a four star hotel in Damascus and being embedded with the Syrian army.If fear of losing ones life to .. Counter Punch
3.0
Yet we are also watching a portrait of a person, and it is here that the feels weaker. Philly
4.0
Hard edged and harrowed, Rosamund Pike is magnificent in A Private War, the story of Marie Colvin, the behind the frontlines war reporter for Englands .. West Word
3.5
The film is an inspiring tribute to a significant figure in journalism. Farout Magazine
3.0
Rosamund Pike gives the performance of her career in this honest, extraordinary tribute to Marie Colvin and war correspondents, which couldnt come at .. Cloture Club
2.0
Rosamund Pike gives a performance thats so exceptional, it rivals her best work in Gone Girl. College Movie Review
4.5
Pike has the physicality required for such a role even unashamedly stripping down to Colvins infamous La Perla bra but the magnificence of her perform .. KOMO News (Seattle)
4.4
A Private War never lets you forget this woman contained both in spades. Post Bulle
4.5
In mythology, an eye patch or blindness is often symbolic for the burden of seeing attaining (unwelcome) knowledge. Marie Colvin is a real life Odin, .. electric ghost
4.0
It doesnt pretend to be perfect, but it does enough to mirror and relay its message. Set the Tape
4.0
Marie Colvin was a profoundly driven, yet flawed individual, and Heineman doesnt shy away from putting her personal demons on full display. Bolly Movie Reviewz



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