Review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) by Stephanie Zacharek for Salon.com — 06 Dec 2009
The movie chickens out. In the Valley of Elah could have been really interesting -- and really daring -- if it had focused on Hank's realization that his own child, supposedly a good kid, had perhaps committed the kinds of atrocities that would make any decent human being recoil.
The movie (which Haggis also wrote) dances around that territory, but doesn't dare to march straight into its terrifying maw.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) was written by Stephanie Zacharek and published by Salon.com on 06 Dec 2009.
In the Valley of Elah has generally received positive reviews.
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