John Turturro, D.B. Sweeney, Michael Ealy
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
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August 21, 20092 hours and 40 minutes is a long time to endure a barrage of one-dimensional characters. Unlike other recent war films that vividly capture the chaos and mayhem of battle, Miracle at St. Anna seems contrived and overly scripted. This isn't combat through the eyes of sold...( read more)
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July 5, 2009The power of this film for me was lost in the inaccuracies of the styling and slang language used by some of the characters. The slang kept me from believing it was 1944. Aside from this loss of power, the plot was great and the characters of Train and Angelo were superb. The ...( read more)
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April 30, 2009Spike Lee shot himself in the foot when he criticized Clint Eastwood's two-film Iwo Jima masterpiece for not showing the role of African Americans during WW2. First off, the Japanese army didn't have any black soldiers, and second, Flags of Our Fathers does talk about how minori...( read more)
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April 28, 2009This has got to be the greatest disappointment when it comes to Spike Lee. For me, he is one of the most brilliant directors alive -he's offered cinema a plethora of masterpieces, but with Miracle at St. Anna...he misses the mark by far.
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April 4, 2009It was a little long, but it was a good story. I loved the relationship between the little boy and the solider. The ending was perfect.
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November 12, 2009In World War II there were heroes and miracles in Tuscan, Italy. In December 1983, when the elder Hector Negron is interviewed by a reporter after shooting a man at the post office and his wardrobe revealed the long-lost head of the Primavera statue, he recalls his role in the Af...( read more)
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November 9, 2009Thought that it was going to be good but it ended up being long and kinda boring
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November 5, 2009Heart-wrenching, tear-jerking tale about doing the right thing...even in the worst of situations.
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October 31, 2009Overall, the film is ok. The performances by this ensemble is really good. It kind of reminded me of films like We Were Soldiers and Inglorious Bastards. Also the ending scene reminded me of the ending scene of The Shawshank Redemption. The main negative of the film is the pacing...( read more)
Critic Reviews
September 26, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
September 26, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Miracle is far from the sensitive racial politics Lee is capable of delivering, but darned if it isn't rousing good fun. full review
September 26, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Though it runs for roughly two hours and 40 minutes, there's nothing particularly epic about Spike Lee's version of the war. full review
September 26, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Setting the record straight after so many years and so many movies is not necessarily a simple undertaking, and this film sometimes stumbles under its heavy, self-imposed burden of historical signific... full review
September 25, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Miracle at St. Anna aspires to be epic, but mostly it's just unfocused, sprawling and badly in need of editing. full review
September 25, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Some themes are familiar, others freshly provocative. But nearly all get scattered as screenwriter James McBride lets the story drift off in six directions at once. full review
September 25, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR
Some themes are familiar, others freshly provocative. But nearly all get scattered as screenwriter James McBride lets the story drift off in six directions at once. full review
September 25, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There are scenes that could have been lost to more decisive editing, but I found after a few days that my mind did the editing for me, and I was left with lasting impressions. full review
September 24, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan. full review
September 22, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Lee screws up his best ideas by trying to blow us away. full review
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September 18, 2009F**k armand white, you are always like a.o. scott, and mick lasalle giving the bad movies good reviews and the good ones bad reviews.
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