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Flags Of Our Fathers - 2006

Movie Reviews -- week of 10/15/2006

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

RATING
3 out of 4 Stars
CAST & CREW
Ryan Phillippe, Jamie Bell
THEATRICAL RELEASE
10-20-2006
MPAA RATING
R
RUNTIME
2 hour(s), 12 minutes
RELEASE COMPANY
DreamWorks Distribution LLC GENRE
Drama

Review: It is 1945 and our country is weary of the War and of the terrible losses suffered. In the European Theater victory is almost within reach, but in the Pacific, the battles are bloody and unceasing.

After what proved to be one of the most horrific encounters of WWII, six soldiers from the hard-hit Easy Company raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi, and they were forever immortalized in picture, news copy and bronze. The surviving flag-raisers did not see themselves as heroes, and desired no glory from their feat.

This film tells the story of the five soldiers and their comrades in arms. The three survivors, Bradley, Hayes and Gagnon, return to the U.S. as soldiers who must deal with their own demons as the nation hails them as heroes. A tale with graphic scenes of war and its carnage will not be for everyone, so be advised before you go.

Note: Some very interesting usage of CGI is employed in the battle scenes. The beach scenes were shot on the black sand beaches of Iceland, for the desired effect.

by Mary Morgan is a member of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.

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