We Were Soldiers

“One of the best war movies of the past 20 years.”

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle · 100

“"Black Hawk Down" was criticized because the characters seemed hard to tell apart. We Were Soldiers doesn't have that problem; in the Hollywood tradition it identifies a few key players, casts them with stars, and follows their stories.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 88

“The in-your-face style of We Were Soldiers results in a suspenseful, intense, and exhausting cinematic experience.”

James Berardinelli, ReelViews · 88

“A powerful experience, filled with dazzlingly executed action sequences that generally avoid the rock music and drugged-out conventions of "Apocalypse Now," and even exude a certain core of humanity.”

William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer · 83

“The film's soldiers are more the mom-and-apple-pie, God-fearing lads of World War II movies than the cynical grunts of "Platoon" (1986) and "Full Metal Jacket" (1987).”

Ted Mahar, Portland Oregonian · 83