Harts War

  • 2002


MOVIE IS american entertaining intentioned criminally excellent
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$ 32 Million
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Positive Reviews 46
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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2.0
Its an old fashioned movie with a quaintly old fashioned lesson to teach us. EW
3.8
Your colonel is throwing you to the wolves, the Nazi commandant of a POW camp tells the young American lieutenant.It looks that way. Rogerebert
4.0
The performances are excellent, with Terrence Howard a standout as the accused man. Common Sense Media
1.5
This earnest WWII escape story throws in a courtroom drama, but to nobodys advantage. Time Out
1.9
Now that Behind Enemy Lines has set a war as video game precedent, Gregory Hoblits Harts War goes one step further by fashioning the Holocaust as a bl ..
2.5
More or less self destructs in a ridiculous last few minutes when it becomes a noble sacrifice o rama.
4.0
The film is only likely to enjoy a moderate run at the box office. Screen Daily
2.0
Inoffensive and sporadically engrossing, Harts War toes the line between wartime melodrama and unenlightening courtroom theatrics, gritty enough to ca ..
1.9
Opens as promising as any war/adventure film youll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama, better suited for a movie titled Glory: A So .. E Film Critic
2.5
Harts War contains a fatal structural flaw. A racially charged court martial that takes up half the picture turns out to be a just a cover. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
It is something altogether more ambitious than that an intense human drama that explores the themes of heroism through self sacrifice, and the price p ..
3.5
Critique: A surprisingly good movie, this film manages to combine various thematic elements into one entertaining whole, with touches of a war movie, .. JoBlo
4.5
This riveting World War II drama set in a German prison camp is a superb moral suspense story. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Undoubtedly well intentioned, but it attempts to deliver too many messages at once, and does so with far too heavy a hand. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Its a sentimental film about honor, duty, and self sacrifice among American PoWs in the waning days of the war. Sover
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
2.5
Based on John Katzenbachs novel, which was inspired by his fathers experiences in a German P.O.W. camp, this uneven mix of courtroom theatrics and WWI .. Tv Guide
4.5
In the ever increasing onslaught of war movies, it stands head and shoulders above most of the competition. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Heres a movie with no false notionsno aimless ambition to be more than it actually is. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
This WWII flick is a diverting enough entertainment and technically assured, but one has to wonder about a climatic act sold as heroism when the filmm ..
3.8
This is a well written, well acted and well constructed film. Not a classic, but a worthy entry into the POW genre. Lariat
2.0
The former is the subject of some platitudes but ultimately little substance; the latter goes nowhere.(This is indeed too bad. Eric Ds Nider
2.8
To some, the culmination of such material will be exciting, but to others it may become too preposterous and/or ludicrous to bear. Screen It
3.5
It makes a few fundamental mistakes along the way mostly due to Willis star power but its still thoroughly entertaining. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
In short, though the film threatens to unravel before the end, this is a reasonably entertaining drama that remains watchable thanks to Farrells star .. View London
5.0
It is what Hart learns about warfare that lends the film its title. Film Journal International ..
2.5
Really good war movies and courtroom dramas have been in such short supply in recent years that its tempting to give Harts War more slack than it dese .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
The well timed message of the movie, about the meaning of honor, is certainly one that resonates. Internet Reviews
5.0
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is resigning, she and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, blindsiding many administration officials and stirring spe .. Star Tribune
4.5
Its really a shame that Harts War wont find its audience it could have done nice business among adult moviegoers, and MGMs marketing department has no ..
2.5
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2.0
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3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
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4.0
Harts War is an absorbing courtroom drama that gives Farrell the chance to show off his star quality although the ending disappoints.
3.0
Its just a shame that its intelligent message is not quite so striking. Bbc
3.1
Crossroads, directed by Tamra Davis and scripted by Shonda Rhimes, is teen girl fare that is largely average but not without its slap your head godawf .. Mr Brown Movies
1.3
It has been a long time since a film has been so boring and forgettable because of its complete absence of entertainment value. The Movie Boy
2.0
he film throws so many twists and surprises at us that it becomes unconvincing. Calendar Live
3.0
The courtroom drama holds prominence and is ultimately what makes this movie worth seeing. Hollywood
3.0
Its also one of the rare big movies these days that offers a certain pleasure of discovery. Seattle Pi
3.8
Adapted from a novel by John Katzenbach, the films recipe combines the prisoners internal mistrust from Stalag 17 with the wrongly accused military tr .. Spliced Wire
3.1
Forewarned is Forearmed But can good filmmaking make up for a scattered script Movie Habit
3.1
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
4.0
An intense, provocative drama that revels in challenging the established archetypes rather than exploiting them. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
If youre looking to go rah rah America, these flawed characters wont convince you to put that plastic flag back on your car. Still, this film has some .. E Online
2.0
The most pleasant surprise here is Romanian actor Marcel Iures as the charismatic German Colonel, Werner Visser. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
While most every other element of a strong picture are present, the very structure of the film subtly sabotages them. Ross Anthony
2.5
Director Gregory Hoblit seems to be trying to remake all of Stanley Kramers message pictures in one movie. Sltrib
3.5
But you dont leave hungry: this is solid, steak and potatoes moviemaking. News Week
3.0
... the film becomes too preachy and obvious in its patriotic and do gooder intentions. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.0
You might get something like Harts War, a thoughtful study into the goings on in an American POW camp during World War II. Film Quips Online
3.8
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3.0
A noble project, a prison camp movie jam packed with plot, intrigue and good actors. Film Blather
4.5
Delivers on all fronts, with a cunning script, great acting, and subtle directing. Filmcritic.com
3.0
Engaging thriller combines military movie genres and succeeds as more than the sum of its well oiled parts. Net Flix
2.5
...a run of the mill courtroom drama that John Grisham could have tossed off between endorsing royalty checks. Citysearch
3.0
So predictably sanctimonious it feels like its been sitting on the shelf since the 1950s, when big name, naively feel good message movies were a dime ..
4.4
As old fashioned as it can get, a throwback to cinemas Golden Age and a tribute to the flawed, guilty human beings we call heroes.
3.0
While the stoically delivered hokum of Harts War is never fun, its still a worthy addition to the growing canon of post Saving Private Ryan tributes t .. eye WEEKLY
3.8
The movie itself is far from disappointing, offering an original take on courtroom movies, a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and ano .. Sacramento Bee
3.0
The criminally underused Terrence Howard (The Best Man) is fantastic as one of the black POWs, though he, too, doesnt have a lot to do. Phantom Tollbooth
3.0
...while it is an entertaining, well plotted film, theres something missing that keeps it from reaching that higher plane.
3.8
Its a pleasure to finally see a film directed by Gregory Hoblit that really reflects the multiplane storytelling expertise he developed working on suc .. Los Angeles Daily News
3.0
Heres a film with a stellar first twenty minutes, then quickly dissolves into a standard courtroom drama.
4.5
As an American propagandistic attempt to market patriotism (or courage, or honor), it is arguably successful; by its own merits it is merely decent.



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