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'Miracle at St. Anna' is a Miserable Messnew
Aside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every way.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee Remembers Balck Braverynew
Lee has been fighting World War II long before the release of his latest film, Miracle at St. Anna. His campaign began with a salvo at Clint Eastwood for excluding black faces from Flags of Our Fathers and perpetuating the assumption that blacks contributed little to the U.S. victory.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
10-03-2008 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Battle Fatigue Settles in on Spike Lee's WWII Epicnew
So why is his new film such an interminable, unfocused, ridiculous mess?
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-03-2008 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee Goes to Warnew
In Miracle at St. Anna, he gets in touch with his inner Spielberg.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
09-26-2008 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee’s Rivalry with Spielberg Continues with an All-black WWII Infantrynew
As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-25-2008 |
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Spike Lee Harangues the Audience in the Heavy-Handed 'Miracle at St. Anna'new
Even though I was steeled for a tetchy lecture on America's sad legacy of racism, this movie's sledgehammer didacticism fairly pounded me out of my seat.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
09-25-2008 |
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Movie Buzz: Spike Lee Sounds Off
Spike Lee schools Clint Eastwood in World War II history in Miracle at St. Anna, Richard Gere teams up with Diane Lane for mature romance in Nights in Rodanthe, and Shia LaBeouf is framed as a terrorist in Eagle Eye.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-22-2008 |
Movies
'Miracle at St. Anna' Shows War Isn't the Genre for Spike Lee
Spike Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down by ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice.
Spike Lee Tries is His Hand at War in 'Miracle at St. Anna'
Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down with ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice.
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
