Review of Battle for Haditha (2007) by John F — 17 May 2008
Broomfield is one of the most underrated filmmakers working today: a sharp documentarian fusing his films with humor, sadness, irony and a level of truthfulness makes an apolitical docudrama set in Haditha, Iraq.
It's like watching a bomb go off - as we see both sides, good people on both sides in bad situations, acting poorly. Sure those morons on Fox News Channel will have an objection to it, but this is truth in action - none of that crap you see in the ads for the Marines.
This should be required viewing for every 17 year old male in the country, and every American. Broomfield, again a film of yours has blown me away. (Why it's only at the Film Forum I have no idea, at its core it is an action movie - it should be at the multiplex).
This review of Battle for Haditha (2007) was written by John F on 17 May 2008.
Battle for Haditha has generally received positive reviews.
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