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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Aug 2011

Would-be serious treatment of war is lethally undermined by director Renny Harlin's ham-fisted, exploitative approach…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Variety (12,700) on 17 Aug 2011

Set during the brief, brutal 2008 flare-up between Russia and Georgia, the drama has some exhilarating moments, but they're dampened by concessions…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 17 Aug 2011

The movie is a continuous barrage of explosions, sneak attacks, chases, life-and-death face-offs, and amazing rescues that are as far-fetched…

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By Mark Holcomb (179) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Aug 2011

Taking the vantage point of civilians rather than combatants allows 5 Days of War to show the toll of the terror and of the relentless, exhausting…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 15 Aug 2011

The hard fact, though, is that Harlin's instincts - always toward the massive and slo-mo - make him a fairly dunderheaded political analyst…

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By Frederick Allen F (25) on 14 Aug 2011

Inevitably prejudicial film (u can only choose a side) with good action. Should have included naval and more ground offensives…

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By Paj Sandhu (12) for Moviedex (362) on 14 Aug 2011

The drama is satisfying and the message is pertinent, making 5 Days of War a worthy alternative to all the mindlessness on offer this blockbuster…

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By Jaime N. Christley (95) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 13 Aug 2011

Renny Harlin seems now incapable of taking a movie even as far as a few frames…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 12 Aug 2011

A pro-Georgian, anti-Russian war movie with lots of action…

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By Cindy M (161) on 29 Jul 2011

It's movies like these that glorify journalists and justify bold actions like risking their lives to cover war zones and what not…

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By Gregory K (228) on 25 Jul 2011

Um. Not sure about this one. Was like a bunch of film students in the third world played Call Of Duty and made a tribute to it…

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By Marilyn G (39) on 24 Jul 2011

Good action, very impressive scene, and very intense story…

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By Kristine U (44) on 22 Jul 2011

Very different stuff when compared to a lot of war films, as a group of journalists get caught up in the 2008 South Ossetia War…

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By Jason Di Rosso (253) for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (314) on 21 Jul 2011

It masquerades as an underdog story about journalists who cut through the fog of war, but it's patronising enough to think we won't notice…

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By Talitha B (97) on 20 Jul 2011

Not a bad movie, but I can't finish it. I simply cannot believe it the things depicted in the movie to be truth…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 18 Jul 2011

This tribute to news journalists manages to pack in a few cliches, but director Renny Harlin has always been good with action, and the action…

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By Erin Free (200) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 18 Jul 2011

While it's let down by its reliance on action genre clichés, this remains compelling and thought-provoking throughout…

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By Raju S (39) on 17 Jul 2011

The film is stirring and moving needless to say, and it achieves its objective of powerfully documenting a short span of history that must…

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By Paavo L (416) on 16 Jul 2011

Renny Harlin on ohjannut ja tuottanut tosi tapahtumiin perustuvan elokuvan georgian ja venajan valisesta sodasta…

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By Kris S (267) on 12 Jul 2011

5 Days of War is an action-packed international thriller from acclaimed director, Renny Harlin…

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