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Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) Movie Reviews
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San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Eastwood has at times been a theme-bound and overly praised director. But the laurels really fit this unique double bill. His spare, careful classicism, braced by compelling care for tension and action, makes Letters a great battle movie....read the complete Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
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The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)
It's hard to explain exactly why Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima is so much better than its companion World War II film "Flags Of Our Fathers," except to say that Flags tries too hard to emphasize the ironies of selling a war, while Letters deals...read the complete Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)
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The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Scripted in Japanese by Iris Yamashita, this is a more focused and intense film than Flags. While there are occasional flashbacks to pre-war lives, the bulk of the film examines the savage fighting in defence of the island and the personal trials of...read the complete Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
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Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)
This is a mournful, difficult film, but also a masterful one. Eastwood finds pockets of kindness and humanity where you'd least expect them, and once again cements his hard-earned reputation as the restless inquisitor of our national mythologies....read the complete Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) review at Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)
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