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Buffalo Soldiers

2001

Gregor Jordan

Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn ...

5.8

2,993

Comedy Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Sgt. Ray Elwood (Phoenix) is an American soldier stationed at a German army camp. A soldier because a judge gave him a choice between the army and jail, Ray spends much of his free time cooking cocaine for the MPs. When a soldier dies and a toxicology screen shows an alarming level of illegal narcotics, someone is sent in to investigate.

	Media	Author	Review
		Nev Pierce BBC	"'Kelly's Heroes' meets 'Fight Club' is the shorthand for this ruthlessly funny, gleefully anarchic black comedy - the most exciting, effective anti-establishment flick since David Fincher's caustic 1999 classic. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Joaquin Phoenix gives a very funny performance (...) This is a very nasty, tasty film, tightly and energetically put together (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"Intriguing up to a point (...) This adaptation of Robert O’Connor’s novel comes uncomfortably close to endorsing the amoral and illegal manipulations of Ray Elwood"
		Adam Smith Empire	"Solid performances, fearless screenplay and efficient direction make this the must-see non-blockbuster of the summer (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The picture is sloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film is filled with spot-on performances (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Joaquin Phoenix makes a charming rat as Ray Elwood (...) Director Gregor Jordan slaps us with keen wit and purpose (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Nathan Rabin AV Club	"'Buffalo Soldiers' unfolds with disarming speed, wit, and economy. Tightly plotted and well-acted"
		Andrew Collins Radio Times	"Entertaining and nihilistic (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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