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Stop-Loss (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Stop-Loss (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.6101
Avg Critic Score:2.5581

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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz) Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Stop-Loss goes in too many directions at once, and most of those directions are predictable. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov) Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Just like real life but not a damn thing like G.I. Joe. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov) Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Despite flaws, it raises the question of conducting a long war with a politically necessitated all-volunteer force, something future leaders may look back on as a bitter lesson learned. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar) Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
[T]here's a serious movie struggling to emerge from behind all the chiseled features and overwrought dialogue. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK] Empire Magazine [UK]
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data ShowBIZ Data
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (James Mottram) Channel 4 Film (James Mottram)
Distancing Stop-Loss from other Iraq films by highlighting an American military tactic that has been little talked about, Peirce has crafted a credible but hardly outstanding effort that may disappoint those expecting another Boys Don't Cry. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Channel 4 Film (James Mottram)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ShowBizCafe.com (Alex Florez) ShowBizCafe.com (Alex Florez)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire) Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Plays like a homage to '70s and '80s-era Vietnam films, which only underlines how depressing it is that the same kind of human tragedy is still being explored today. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti) filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
occasionally seems like an MTV/Varsity Blues pop variation of In the Valley of Elah ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for KPBS.org (Beth Accomando) KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
If Gordon-Levitt (who's delivered stellar performances in Mysterious Skin and The Lookout) had been moved up from his supporting role to the lead, the film would improve considerably. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
"Stop-Loss" isn't so much a bad film as it is an annoyingly uneven one. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat) Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Sheds light on a shabby military policy that treats vets of the Iraq war disgracefully. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico) The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico)
An incredibly frustrating drama that starts off promisingly, featuring a talented ensemble, but devolves into too much repetitive rhetoric and a predictable non-conclusion. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek) One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Adds to the ranks of films on the Iraq war that very few people will volunteer to see, not merely because the topic is difficult but because...it's so terribly uneven. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (Hank Sartin) Time Out New York (Hank Sartin)
You can’t fault Kimberly Peirce’s commitment to tackling hard issues. Nine years after the transgender tragedy of Boys Don’t Cry, the director follows up by addressing the war in Iraq and the damage done to the American soldiers. To hit all of her b ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Time Out New York (Hank Sartin)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman) TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Acted with aplomb and occasionally compelling, Stop-Loss nevertheless fails to impress. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for National Post National Post
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com Reel.com
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen) LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Strangely, it has come out at once too soon and - for those who have already been stop-lossed - too late. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice () Village Voice ()
Considering that the war in Iraq has proven to be Washington's shot-by-shot remake of Vietnam, it's only natural that Hollywood has followed suit, giving us a series of Iraq-themed films that can be set neatly alongside their Vietnam-era counterparts. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Village Voice ()
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez) The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Brian Marder) Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman) The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Preview Family Movie Review Preview Family Movie Review
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Music: John PowellParamount Pictures Despite dismal box office results across-the-board, the major movie studios have yet to figure out that the American public is not interested in preachy movies about the war in Iraq. Filmmakers interested in producing ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin) Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Matt Pais) Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Stop-loss is a policy dripping with controversy that deserves a complete examination, but Stop-Loss just provides a one-sided account covered with an MTV-style coating. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron) PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
...more of an artillery based Abercrombie and Fitch road trip than a concise character study. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen) Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Writer/director Kimberly Peirce has clearly done her homework. What she hasn't done, at least not here, is develop any strong point of view about the war. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr) Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
[Director] Peirce wants to leave us with something heavy to ponder, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what that is. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Brandon Fibbs) Christianity Today (Brandon Fibbs)
Stop-Loss should have been a thought-provoking drama; instead, the crucial subject of PTSD is lost amidst melodrama and mediocrity. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Christianity Today (Brandon Fibbs)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle) WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Loses sight of its most compelling story and gets weighed down by an anti-war theme, no matter how much you agree or disagree with that theme, and no matter how well the cast performs. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane) Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
...road-picture inertia with flashes of overwrought melodrama. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.com Bullz-Eye.com
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Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick) Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Variety (Joe Leydon) Variety (Joe Leydon)
Auds heretofore resistant to Iraq War-themed pics likely won't be lured to the megaplexes by "Stop-Loss," a wildly uneven drama, by turns sincere and synthetic, about a decorated Army sergeant whose homecoming is cut short when he's unexpectedly ordered ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Variety (Joe Leydon)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson) Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
It's one long, angry howl with nary a pause for breath. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for New York Press (Armond White) New York Press (Armond White)
Being better than In the Valley of Elah's lazy view of returning vets as damaged and mentally depraved isn't good enough. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at New York Press (Armond White)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress) eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Stop-Loss' inability to find any coherent statement to make about what's happening to our soldiers is only a source of greater frustration. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw) Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
[A] populist anti-war polemic. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf) Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Stop-Loss (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr) Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
This movie could have addressed a real issue, but instead turns into Home of the Brave: Part II without 50 Cent. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
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