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In the Valley of Elah Reviews

2007

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A career officer (Jones) and his wife (Sarandon) work with a police detective (Theron) to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. Read more

Starring	Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon
Director	Paul Haggis
Genres	Drama

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- Loosely adopting the format of the investigative thriller, and inspired by the true story of Lanny Davis and his... read more on Time Out
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- - Wally Hammond
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  UTTER TRIPE
  
  Don't lose two hours watching this complete boring rubbish movie. Go out and wash you car as you will get more satisfaction.
  
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  - 04 Apr 2008 at 10:16
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  Didn't quiet gel
  
  A tremendous cast featuring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon et al. Good direction, script, plot line, music and so on, but ... read more »
  
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- - jonny
  - 198 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 09 May 2012 at 17:55
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  Too American
  
  It's OK to watch if you're just wasting time. But not worth watching, plus it's too American. I fell asleep half way.
  
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  - 26 Mar 2012 at 15:42
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  Loved this film
  
  Loved this film,a movie about the consequences of war,about how even the victors pay. Heart'breaking that it's based on a true story.
  
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  - 20 Mar 2012 at 12:43
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  Excellent acting by Tommy Lee Jones
  
  A recently returned solider from Iraq goes missing. What has happened? Tommy Lee Jones puts in an excellent performance as distraught father trying to find out ... read more »
  
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- - Ferry41
  - 190 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 13:42
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  Film for people with a brain
  
  Thought-provoking film, great understated performance from Tommy Lee Jones. He was nominated for an best supporting actor Oscar for his role.
  
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  - 14 Jan 2012 at 21:28
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  lost memories
  
  A thought provoking story to anyone who has served with the military . . . . . A superb performance by Tommy Lee Jones
  
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  - 31 Dec 2011 at 18:13
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  Worth the Watch
  
  Really enjoyed this movie - Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron join forces to uncover the truth about Jones' son's disappearance. Excellent soundtrack ... read more »
  
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  - cuddlydragonheart
  - 11 reviews
  - Dunfermline
  - 12 Dec 2011 at 00:56
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  Liked it
  
  I wasn't sure after reading some reviews, but I enjoyed watching all the way through, it did however remind me a lot about 'Courage under Fire'...
  
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  - 16 Nov 2011 at 07:04
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  Quite slow
  
  Good story line but was really slow and drawn out and found myself falling asleep then waking up and still nothing good was happening so went back to sleep
  
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  - 12 Nov 2011 at 09:29
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  In the Valley of Elah - wouldn't bother.
  
  Really slow investigative story. Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon act great together but shame the story lacked any energy.
  
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- - 2408amanda
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  - 25 Oct 2011 at 14:38
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  UTTER TRIPE
  
  Don't lose two hours watching this complete boring rubbish movie. Go out and wash you car as you will get more satisfaction.
  
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  - 04 Apr 2008 at 10:16
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  In The Valley of Elah - UTTER RUBBISH and Tediously SLOW - AVOID!!
  
  Is this a “damning indictment of the Iraq war”, or does it raise questions of morality, or even, because it is said to be based on a true story, does ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Jun 2008 at 08:54
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  Excellent film
  
  Holds the attention well for two hours - a story of a former army man who has already lost one son and now loses another, and seeks to uncover the truth while ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Feb 2008 at 20:27
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  Drags I'm afraid.....
  
  Performances fine, but the whole story at over two hours long, could have been shortened to an hour and missed out oin nothing. You will see there are a whole ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - 28 Jan 2008 at 12:15
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  amazing
  
  slow paced: yes (
  
  well acted: yes (amazingly well acted)
  
  good story: yes
  
  lots of action and gunfights: no (this isnt Crank or ... read more »
  
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- - NativityInBlack
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  - 27 Jun 2008 at 04:24
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  in the valley of elah
  
  This is not a film that should be called tripe. Excellent script, shot brilliantly, very emotive. The characterisation is great. Tommy Lee Jones gives the ... read more »
  
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- - tracy39
  - 23 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 02 Sep 2008 at 01:39
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  good film
  
  we really enjoyed this film, not the usual or expected USA view of war, much more personal and interesting
  
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- - darlingtonian
  - 5 reviews
  - Darlington
  - 18 Aug 2008 at 21:43
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  didnt watch but....
  
  I didnt end up watching this as my boyfriends brother watched it first and said it was a whole lot of nothing!
  
  My boyfriend watched it and came up ... read more »
  
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- - jlucy444
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  - Chepstow
  - 30 Sep 2008 at 09:16
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  UTTERLY SLOW AND BORING
  
  IF YOU LIKE ACTION AND A GOOD STORY DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. THEY ARE GOOD ACTORS WASTED. EVEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE FILM IT IS SLOW AND PREDICTABLE FOR AN ... read more »
  
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- - RJN
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  - KIDDERMINSTER
  - 23 Jul 2008 at 11:04
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  poor ending
  
  Great names/actors,poor storyline,poor ending
  
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  - Bonnie Scotland
  - 02 Jul 2008 at 10:03

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