The Ground Truth Critic Reviews
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The documentary any American with an opinion on our involvement in Iraq owes it to his or her conscience to see.Read the full review
Wrenching new documentary about returning veterans, may not single-handedly reverse the trend of ignoring Iraq docs in theatrical release, but it should.Read the full review
Foulkrod's film is not about taking a political side, though it is clear she is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq. Her focus instead is on the dehumanizing of eager young men and their transformation into killing machines.Read the full review
The substance of the movie is potent, and so powerfully presented by those who have fought and are still fighting a controversial war, that the message of Ground Truth cannot be dismissed.Read the full review
This thoughtful, sensitive film, perhaps the most emotionally wrenching of all the Iraq documentaries, could have been made after any war.Read the full review
Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling.Read the full review
Powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war.Read the full review
Foulkrod's film covers little new ground, but some painful truths are worth repeating.Read the full review
Tries to do too much in too little time. It would be a stronger film if it devoted more detailed attention to the plight of the returning veteran. As it stands, it is a scattershot antiwar polemic that doesn't bolster its arguments with any historical perspective or statistical evidence. No one from the government or the military is trotted out to give an opposing view. This is not to say that The Ground Truth, on its own terms, isn't devastating.Read the full review
