Full Battle Rattle Critic Reviews

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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

Full Battle Rattle works just fine as a two-fisted combat story, with unexpected bursts of violence peppering that old universal message that war is hell.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Gives a remarkably thorough and detailed account of the difficult conditions facing American soldiers in Iraq.Read the full review

Variety | Eddie CockrellAdd Critic to Favorites

A so-so pic on an incendiary subject, Full Battle Rattle follows the training regimen of one battalion during engagement and occupation in one of 13 fake "villages" comprising a massive Iraq simulation somewhere in the Mojave Desert.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

It's all a bit bizarre. One soldier tellingly calls it "one big reality TV show," and the movie never makes clear whether such training does any good.Read the full review

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