Review of The Messenger (2009) by Geneviève C — 09 Aug 2010

Poignant, triste et nécessaire, ce film nous montre la guerre et toutes ses conséquences...

This review of The Messenger (2009) was written by Geneviève C on 09 Aug 2010.

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 10 Feb 2014

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By Gianluca B (141) on 31 Mar 2014

Temo che goda di una fama esagerata. In sé non è certo un cattivo film, anzi; ma manca di un punto di consistenza, un focus…

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By Rokko K (17) on 16 Jan 2016

The Messenger is truly great and well acted movie, that got overlooked because of The Hurt Locker…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Feb 2014

Foster and Harrelson always stick to the Army's orders about what to say and how to behave…

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By Tony L (800) on 03 Nov 2016

Nobody wants the news of a loved one not coming home. Its difficult, its harsh, and it happens all the time…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 04 Aug 2016

With the insight and sensitivity of an insider, The Messenger illuminates the sometimes invisible victims of war -- the survivors -- and a…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 30 Dec 2014

It's a tremendously moving drama, filled with heartbreak, humor and, more importantly, humanity…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 28 Nov 2013

The movie does an uncommonly sensitive job probing the psychologies of blocked men, less so the urges of a widow who needs more than comforting words…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 22 Nov 2021

This film reminded me a little of a TV film called 'Resting Place', which I very much liked…

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By Shawn E (566) on 13 May 2014

Una joya más para ver lo subestimados que han sido Ben Foster y Woody Harrelson en todo este tiempo…

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