Review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) by Joy W — 19 Jan 2009

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This review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) was written by Joy W on 19 Jan 2009.

In the Valley of Elah has generally received positive reviews.

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 07 Jul 2016

In the Valley of Elah dearly wants to be the Iraq war's counterpart to Coming Home, documenting the tragic domestic legacy of a misguided foreign…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 13 Aug 2015

Too self-serious to work as a straight-ahead whodunit and too lacking in imagination to realize its art-film aspirations…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 12 Jan 2014

A pretty good crime drama. Jones is ex-army looking for his son who is first missing then found murdered…

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By Alejandro970 (859) on 24 Jul 2021

It was very helpful to Paul Haggis to have Clint Eastwood as a teacher…

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By Jonny P (816) on 11 Nov 2016

In the Valley of Elah is a mesmerizing film…

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By Andrey B (847) on 19 Jun 2016

Liked this movie pretty much foremost because of the authentic performances by Tommy Lee Jones as a grieving father and Charlize Theron as…

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By Luke P (549) on 10 Feb 2014

It's not as well made as Paul Haggis' previous work…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 31 Dec 2018

Filmmaker Haggis does an effective job of cultivating an impressively engrossing atmosphere right from the outset…

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By Jamie I (192) on 26 Jun 2016

Elah follows Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones) in search of his son who has gone AWOL after returning from Iraq…

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