Fresh
Whatever you think of the film, Body of War stirs up real admiration for its subject.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Body of War
2007 · 1h 27m · UNRATED
Documentary, War
Directed by
Phil Donahue
,
Ellen Spiro
Overview
Documentary about Tomas Young, a 25 year old veteran who got paralyzed in Iraq and became an peace activist.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Tomas Young] deserves better treatment from the government than he's gotten as a returning veteran, and a better movie than this simpleminded indictment of every senator who voted 'yea.'
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Body of War again demonstrates that we Americans still have some bitter truths to face.
Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The overreaching Spiro and Donahue are not content to persuade viewers; they insist on convincing us.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
It is not merely an antiwar document, but a complex profile in courage of a paraplegic and patriot.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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