| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"It's hard to leave Charlie Wilson's War without feeling queasy." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a sharp-edged political comedy..." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"... Nichols and Sorkin turn the wonkish jargon of politics into light comedy ..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Jay Antani |
"Charlie Wilson's War is entertaining, and that's about the extent of it." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A sharp political satire based on real-life events." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...what is intended as a gleeful cinematic tribute to American can-do plays instead as an unintentionally sobering narrative of American shouldn't-have." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"With its rapid pace, smart screenplay, and top-notch acting, this is one of the 2007 Oscar season's most appealing and compelling adult motion pictures." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...skims when you want it to skewer." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Clever and entertaining." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a witty, literate, wryly sophisticated parable of American politics..." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...starts off blazing away and doesn't let up." more... |
B |
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