Review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) by Jd T — 31 Oct 2008

Hmm... slow paced and by no means a top movie.Artificial and pretty boring...

This review of In the Valley of Elah (2007) was written by Jd T on 31 Oct 2008.

In the Valley of Elah has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Charles P (1,784) on 12 Jan 2014

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 08 Dec 2014

The cast does nice work most notably Jones, Thereon, and Sarandon. Paul Haggis gets a little preachy sometimes but his films are never boring…

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