Monday, August 18, 2008

In The Valley of Elah


00s Drama
4 Stars

This movie was so close to being flat out splendid. Tommy Lee Jones is at his stiff best, trying to find out what happened to his missing son. The Iraq War serves as a backdrop to color the entire film with confusion, testosterone, and futility. The acting, especially by Charlize Theron is top-notch. My only complaint is the last 20%, when I felt the politics of the filmmaker became too heavy handed and I began to wonder who made this film. By the way, I hated the film Crash.

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