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The Good Soldier

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The Good Soldier

Released Nov 11, 2009

1h 19m

Documentary

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Five combat veterans discuss conflicting feelings over what they did in the name of duty.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Has important things to say. Sadly, it does so in an unexciting manner.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 13, 2009

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

A film whose benign-sounding title and Veterans Day release give a false impression of what it actually is: an attack on the military, drenched in blood.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 13, 2009

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Avoids preaching to the choir, though perhaps only the choir will attend.

Nov 12, 2009

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Effective in presenting these five men and the lasting effects that each one of them are currently going through as result of simply doing their job.

Rated: B+

Aug 13, 2020

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Marty Mapes

Movie Habit

Soldiers tell us the cost of killing

Rated: 3/4

May 9, 2010

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

The familiar format helps to underscore what's extraordinary about these stories, the fear and indignity felt by the soldiers.

Nov 19, 2009

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I borrowed the movie for my teen son to watch, but decided to watch it first. With the lower-income ranks doing the dirty work, while the white collars patiently await their funds from the outcome, why are we still asking "War, what is it good for?" Politics and money (period). The fact that the speakers likened killing to a drug helps explain why our culture is so volatile in comparison to other educated and affluential countries. Now, with video games feeding the urges at a younger age, our country shall be "number one" again as long as we don't all kill each other first. "Killing" IS a drug, and future generations will need their fix. Certainly, the government will find a way to use this to their advantage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

Five combat veterans discuss conflicting feelings over what they did in the name of duty.

Director: Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys
Producer: Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys
Screenwriter: Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys
Distributor: Artistic License
Production Co: Out of the Blue Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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