Saints and Soldiers 2003

Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: It's the movie equivalent of singing 'Onward Christian Soldiers' to those already in the choir. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: A worthy effort that's entirely appropriate for mainstream audiences. Read more

John Faherty, Arizona Republic: It spends too much time as a small war movie instead of a big-question movie. Read more

Janice Page, Boston Globe: There aren't any plot surprises in this low-budget effort, so the success of the mission from a viewer standpoint depends on how well you connect with the characters and their plight. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Though Saints and Soldiers' examination of faith, self-sacrifice and morality is not groundbreaking, it always holds our interest. Read more

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David Chute, L.A. Weekly: The triumph here is a matter of craftsmanship rather than art, but it's rare enough even on that level for a film to be worth celebrating. Read more

Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News: In his feature film debut, Little uses washed-out color and a you-are-there immediacy to tell a powerful wartime tale of survival, morality and honor. Read more

Dana Stevens, New York Times: War is heck in the clean-scrubbed world of Saints and Soldiers, the best low-budget, Mormon World War II epic you'll see this year. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Nicely detailed if slackly paced. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It has the strengths and the clean lines of a traditional war movie, without high-tech special effects to pump up the noise level. Read more

Ken Eisner, Variety: Well mounted, frequently gripping WWII tale of GIs surviving behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Read more

Joshua Land, Village Voice: Dubiously aspiring to be a Mormon variation on Saving Private Ryan, this dull, static war movie follows five Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in the waning days of World War II. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: It's hard to get behind characters who feel like lazy archetypes. Read more