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FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

Director:

  Clint Eastwood
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Adam Beach
  Jamie Bell
  Jesse Bradford
  Barry Pepper
  Ryan Phillippe
Movie Haiku:Infuriating film loudly proclaims its own importance when in fact it says perilously little about very important subjects. WWII battle for Japanese island of Iwo Jima told in fits & starts with layers of flashbacks & “big scenes” of narcissistic over-indulgence. Feh!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2006