Hearts & Minds Critic Reviews
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The unnerving brilliance of the film owes to the director's skill at assembling information and allowing it to speak for itself.Read the full review
Davis, who won an Oscar for Best Documentary, may not have agreed with presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon on the war, but he heeded Johnson's call to fight for hearts and minds. His aim was dead on target. Read the full review
The problem is that the film is at such pains to make its points that it doesn't trust us to find our own connections. Read the full review
During his clumsiest moments, Davis' fondness for provocation rises to the surface, which is unfortunate, since it weakens the impact of his many salient points about how American men are socialized to be warriors. Read the full review
