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Darkness Fallsnew
Michael Winterbottom takes on the story of Daniel Pearl.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
06-28-2007 |
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'Mighty' Heartfeltnew
Beautifully construced Daniel Pearl docudrama plays like a taut thriller.
NOW Magazine |
Deirdre Swain |
06-25-2007 |
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'A Mighty Heart': The Media and Modern Warfarenew
Michael Winterbottom's thriller about murdered journalist Daniel Pearl raises some valuable questions.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-25-2007 |
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'A Mighty Heart': Where's the Viewpoint?new
Is Winterbottom suggesting a xeno-divide that dare not be crossed except at your own peril?
'A Mighty Heart': Pearls Unfurlednew
This drama is more aloof than melodramatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-22-2007 |
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'A Mighty Heart': Death of a Journalistnew
Winterbottom skillfully recounts the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
06-22-2007 |
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'A Mighty Heart': War Widownew
Dramatic feature redefines Daniel Pearl's legacy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-21-2007 |
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A 'Mighty' Messnew
Instead of emotion, Jolie and Pitt go for propaganda.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-21-2007 |
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'A Mighty Heart': Jolie Warnew
Waiting -- bored and anxious -- for Daniel Pearl's second death.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-21-2007 |
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'Mighty Heart' of the Matternew
Michael Winterbottom stays true to the story of Daniel Pearl.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
06-21-2007 |
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Jolie Makes Yet Obscures 'A Mighty Heart'new
She's so famous that it's almost impossible to actually think of her as Mariane Pearl -- she gives quite a strong performance, but you never feel as though she is something other than the mega-celebrity that she actually is.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-20-2007 |
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Third Hollywood Post-9/11 Same as The Other Two
A Mighty Heart, like the other post-9/11 Hollywood movies (United 93 and World Trade Center), is a would-be documentary subject inflated with promotion in its incarnation as a narrative feature.
