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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 24 Sep 2008

I didn't mind the long run time (now, there's a miracle) but there were too many down moments that could have been done without…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 24 Sep 2008

Unfortunately, it's a jumble of disparate story elements that don't fit together…

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By Renee Schonfeld (431) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 24 Sep 2008

Brutal WWII battlefield fable isn't for kids…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 24 Sep 2008

St. Anna is as disorganized, unfulfilling, and lifeless a picture as Lee is capable of making. That's right, it's She Hate Me bad…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 24 Sep 2008

An uneven blend of realism and fantasy. The movie is both vivid and baffling -- which is to say, it was made by Spike Lee…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 24 Sep 2008

[Has] sporadic moments of brilliance, but...winds up being more well-meaning muddle than miracle…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 24 Sep 2008

A World War II story of four black soldiers that is lifted above its confusing subplots and multiple characters by two magical moments of compassion…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 24 Sep 2008

Ultimately Miracle at St. Anna aims too high, or at least at too many targets…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 23 Sep 2008

[A] sloppy, absurdly long mashup of combat film cliches…

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By Jay Antani (281) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 23 Sep 2008

A dollop of Saving Private Ryan, a dash of Letters from Iwo Jima, and a sprinkle of Italian neorealism characterize the style and sentiment…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 23 Sep 2008

As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 23 Sep 2008

Miracle at St. Anna is wildly unfocused in terms of tone and, at two hours and 40 minutes, it is unjustifiably overlong…

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By Andrew Sarris (502) for New York Observer (1,400) on 23 Sep 2008

Mr…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 18 Sep 2008

Man, oh, man, much of the dialogue is so heavy, and heavy-handed, that you can see fine actors such as Derek Luke and Michael Ealy buckle under…

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By Marco Cerritos (19) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 10 Sep 2008

It's always engaging, but the constant tonal shifts sometimes disjoint what should have been a seamless narrative…

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By Katey Rich (412) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 09 Sep 2008

St. Anna is probably too strange and unwieldy to become the classic that Lee wants it to be, but it's a worthy stretch for the director…

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By Mike Goodridge (67) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

The tone here is inconsistent to say the least, and screenwriter James McBride, who also wrote the film's source novel, doesn't take any one…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 06 Sep 2008

Lee's muddle of inappropriate camera angles, overemphasized exposition, and overall inability to get beyond the scope of the source material…

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