Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 25 Sep 2011
It's a noble undertaking, and Eastwood is stylistically bold enough to create a view of combat based mainly on images that are clearly manufactured. (As with "Saving Private Ryan," the movie's principal source is "The Big Red One," whose director, Samuel Fuller, actually experienced the war.
) But this is underimagined and so thesis ridden that it's nearly over before it starts.
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This review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 25 Sep 2011.
Flags of Our Fathers has generally received positive reviews.
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