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Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Spike Lee

Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller ...

5.7

411

War. Drama Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd “Buffalo Soldier” Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Contains scenes of brilliance, interrupted by scenes that meander (...) But there is so much here that is powerful that it should be seen no matter its imperfections."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"'Miracle at St. Anna' is overlong and poorly focused. It tends to meander, the military context is not well established, and too much time is spent on interaction with underdeveloped secondary characters"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It is in the fragile bonds that form between the black soldiers and the Italian villagers that Miracle at St. Anna breaks free of its own grandiosity and tells a grounded, moving, human story"
		Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"Given the importance of that subject, the real mystery of Mr. Lee's movie is why it's so diffuse, dispirited, emotionally distanced and dramatically inert."
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"Aspires to be epic, but mostly it's just unfocused, sprawling and badly in need of editing."
		Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"Of course the experiences and sacrifices of black troops, which were so often overlooked, should be represented and honored. But because Lee underestimates our desire to do so, the movie that follows doesn't do them justice"

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