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The Great Raid
2005
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The Great Raid
Positive Reviews
26
Negative reviews
10
Average Rating
3.1
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1.5
It slogs along from forward command post to jungle crawl and, ultimately, liberation, without so much as a single memorably gung ho, crowd pleasing ba ..
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Onscreen, however, Dahl and writers Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro have instead crafted what may well be the single dullest war film of the past decade, ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
The inherent messiness ofarmed combat gets a full and solemn workout in director John Dahls detailed,solidly staged World War II liberation flick The ..
Screen Daily
3.8
Here is a war movie that understands how wars are actually fought.
Rogerebert
2.5
The film never overcomes its dullness, its cliches and its failure to make the characters interesting or more developed.
Sover
2.5
It makes you wonder whether you should watch the movie or stand at attention.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
Just about any golden age Hollywood hack could have made a zestier drama about one of the greatest rescue missions in U.S. military history.
Usa Today
2.8
If you want to do a movie about the Phillippine resistance movement, do it.Dont try to do all three at once, unless you are doing a three hour epic fi ..
Lariat
2.8
All the more reason why it ought to be given grand cinematic treatment, not wasted on an effort that is, however well intentioned, sub par.
Eric Ds Nider
5.0
Why this story hasnt been filmed before is a mystery, but Dahl and company do it full justice here.
News Review
3.5
A drama like the The Great Raid reminds us that one of the best things that ever happened to the movies was World War II.The war was, and is, the film ..
Cs Monitor
4.0
All these strands are woven together surprisingly well under Dahls strong hand, an even more impressive feat given that for most of the film, theres v ..
Film Journal
3.1
Its a long wait.Ulimately, the requirements of a war picture dont play to Dahls strengths.
Boston
3.8
President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to change his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsels investigatio ..
Star Tribune
3.5
The Great Raid serves as a worthy cinematic memorial to this incredible event.
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
Anyone who loves movies based on actual events will find The Great Raid a thrilling and inspiring drama.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.8
Raid lacks a center.Its an exhausted sprawl with multiple story foci, none of them terribly compelling.
Ew
1.3
This would be an effective trope if the characters were intriguing enough to inspire curiosity.
Sf Gate
2.5
A newsreel footage coda finally allows Dahl to revel in the unabashed rah rah patriotism his dramatization never quite achieves.
Slant Magazine
3.5
This is a movie for people more interested in the subject matter than its dramatic presentation.
Washington Post
5.0
While one might have wished for a better movie, and a few smarter decisions regarding the screenplay, generally its a riveting, even inspirational acc ..
Washington Post
1.5
The actual raid, when it finally happens in the movies last 40 minutes, provides no visceral release; the prolonged, soggy fireworks display is devoid ..
The New York Times
3.0
Normally this would be fine, as the raid at the end is thrilling, but unfortunately the characters, so painstakingly cultivated, are dull as dirt than ..
Bullz-Eye
3.2
The Great Raid is a heartfelt film that accurately tells its story but lacks the emotional involvement to put it into the pantheon of great war films.
Reeling Reviews
2.5
The Great Raid is a heartfelt film that accurately tells its story but lacks the emotional involvement to put it into the pantheon of great war films.
Reeling Reviews
3.1
Its well paced, nicely photographed, and exciting enough to keep viewers engaged.
ReelViews
5.0
This Hollywood tampering is a disgrace because it diminishes Utinskys heroism.
Tony Medley
2.8
Undeveloped secondary characters and awkward pacing thwarts the movie from achieving its 60s war film ethos similar to that of The Great Escape.
Coles Mithey
3.1
More of a skimpy skirmish that lasts way too short and has too little peril to be great
Movie Habit
4.0
Its just that too often these roles dont display her talents in the best way.The Great Raid pulls no punches.
7M Pictures
1.9
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
The Star
3.1
Its an unnecessary bit that only makes the film feel more formulaic.
Deseret News
3.0
The attempt to humanize the field and barracks story with a feminine factor misfires.
Varia Gate
2.5
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Kansas City
2.5
The Great Raid is a passable movie, but nothing to rush out and see.
Waffle Movies
4.0
Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate over 500 American prisoners of war from the notorious Cabanatuan ..
Movie Web
2.5
The movie is all over the place though with too many characters, and only fans of old time war dramas will appreciate what Dahl has done.Others will p ..
ComingSoon
4.0
This making of piece barely scratches the surface, but its definitely got some solid bits for fans of of the film.
Dvd Talk
2.5
If you can get past all that, dont be surprised if you actually find the film mildly enjoyable especially if youre a fan of old fashioned war movies a ..
Juicy Cerebellum
2.0
Game of Thrones: Sounds Like the Iron Bank Wont Be in the Final Season IGN News The representative of the Iron Bank, Tycho Nestoris played by Mark Gat ..
Film Force Ign
3.5
Feels strangely of a piece with the war films from the very period it chronicles... and will appeal to hardcore genre fans but not likely make a huge ..
Now Playing Mag
3.5
Theres a kind of grim innocence to the whole enterprise, but the film is stifled by its high purpose.
Style Weekly
2.0
The remains of three veterans sat unclaimed for more than a decade.
Dm Register
1.3
Instead of a tribute to a fine chapter in the annals of World War II, we have a romance from a pulp fiction novel.
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