They Shall Not Grow Old
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, 99% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- An impressive technical achievement with a walloping emotional impact, They Shall Not Grow Old pays brilliant cinematic tribute to the sacrifice of a generation.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
They Shall Not Grow Old isn't just a compelling motion picture; it's an important slice of cinema.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePaul ByrnesSydney Morning Herald
What a superb way to remember the centenary of the end of the war. Hail Peter.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAimee LevittChicago Reader
This is as close as we can get to a full immersion into one of the most horrifying and ultimately pointless wars in modern history.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael PhillipsChicago Tribune
There's a lot to debate here, and a lot to admire.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard BrodyNew Yorker
"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a nearly great talking-head documentary in which the talking heads are never seen, only heard.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
It's a true act of revival.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDennis Harvey48 Hills
Jackson applied colorization, audio effects, and digital enhancement to make newsreel footage from the Imperial War Museum’s archives bring real-life glimpses of British military service during WW1 to eerily immediate new life.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKip MooneyCollege Movie Review
[A] moving tribute to the men who served.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAlex BentleyCultureMap
By itself, the footage shown in They Shall Not Grow Old is not all that grand, but Jackson has made it so with 21st century technology, bringing to life a time that should not be forgotten.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTori BrazierFlickering Myth
They Shall Not Grow Old is a must-see record of a terrible conflict.
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