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Glory (1989) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Glory (1989) a score of 3.5625 out of 4

based on (12) reviews

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Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)

Intense battle scenes. Shows African Americans as participating in their own struggle for freedom, but seen through white eyes. ...read the complete Glory movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)

eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)

One of the greatest films ever made. ...read the complete Glory movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)

Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

The lasting power of the [film]... rests in the emotional connection to the characters . ...read the complete Glory movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

An outstanding production, with a top-draw cast and an important eye for detail. The realistic battle scenes capture the agony, anguish, pain, triumph and yes, the glory of war. ...read the complete Glory movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

As for the music, it performed with a full orchestra and boys choir. The voices of the Boys Choir of Harlem make this score work --from the horrors of the bloody battle of Antietam to the epilogue and mass burial. Every 20 or so minutes during ...read the complete Glory movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Never self-serving, this glorious film tells the hitherto shamefully uncelebrated story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first unit of black troops raised by the Union to fight in the Civil War. Commanded by Colonel Robert ...read the complete Glory movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Fulvue Drive-in

Glory is without a doubt one powerhouse movie that is worth seeing and experiencing time to time, which makes it a very recommended title, but at this time the only way to truly get the best performance-wise is through the Japan Region 2 disc, which means ...read the complete Glory movie review at Fulvue Drive-in

DVD Talk (Yvonne Tresnan)

Glory is a great film and is worthy of being in your collection. I really wish a packed special edition of it was released, but you have to play with the had you're dealt. As such, I've got to highly recommend this for what it is. A great film on a DVD ...read the complete Glory movie review at DVD Talk (Yvonne Tresnan)

filmcritic.com (James Brundage)

I'll admit that the Civil War just isn't my choice of an afternoon. Between TNT's affinity of putting Gettysburg on every 4th of July and the love that multiple friends of mine seem to harbor for drawn out epics concerning the Civil War (either on film ...read the complete Glory movie review at filmcritic.com (James Brundage)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The story goes that the author of "Glory," Kevin Jarre, was walking across Boston Common one day when he noticed something about a Civil War memorial that he had never noticed before. ...read the complete Glory movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Watching Glory, Edward Zwick's Oscar-winning 1989 Civil War drama, it's almost impossible to fathom that the remarkable piece of American history the film covers had, prior to the film's release, been largely forgotten: the story of the 54th Regiment ...read the complete Glory movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)

Are you sure you're not cutting Glory too much slack because of the educational subject matter at hand? ...read the complete Glory movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)

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