The Messenger (2009)
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- Synopsis
- In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service....
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- Director(s)
- Oren Moverman
- Distributor(s)
- Oscilloscope
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min.
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No movie can convey the truth of war to those of us who have not lived through it, but The Messenger, precisely by acknowledging just how hard it is to live with that truth, manages to bring it at least partway home.Read the full review
This is a writer's picture, no less than a visual experience that approaches its subject as tactfully as the messengers do. No fancy camerawork. It happens, we absorb it.Read the full review
This heart-rending tale also is a mesmerizing one because of several superb performances, particularly those of Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson.Read the full review
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11/15/09 Oscilloscope opened Oren Moverman's "The Messenger" on four screens this weekend as well. | indieWIRE -
'Pro-peace' Woody Harrelson plays somber Army role in 'The Messenger'
11/14/09 Woody Harrelson admits he's the last guy you'd ever want as a soldier in real life. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
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11/12/09 I hope you have mind-blowing plans for the weekend. | Pop Candy -
Big opening expected for '2012'
11/12/09 Sony expects to dominate the worldwide box office this weekend as Roland Emmerich's latest disaster spectacle "2012" opens across all territories, looking to match the mammoth foreign success of the helmer's "The Day After Tomorrow." | Variety -
Check Out 'The Messenger,' 'Uncertainty' And 'William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe' In This Week's unLimited
11/10/09 This week's recommendations may not have the distinction of being championed by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, so if you find any of them worth seeing based on my recommendation, it may be more necessary for you to make the effort to get them to play near you. | MTV Movies Blog -
Capone talks with THE MESSENGER writer-director Oren Moverman and star Ben Foster!!!
11/09/09 I'm actually glad that films whose focal point is the current war in the Middle East are still being made. | Ain't It Cool News -
Eugene Hernandez: Building Buzz
11/08/09 The younger Reitman praised his dad prior to the Paris Theater screening of the film, hosted by Travel + Leisure Magazine's Nancy Novogrod. | indieWIRE -
Gyllenhaal goes straight to 'Source'
11/08/09 Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller "Source Code" for Vendome Pictures and The Mark Gordon Co. Duncan Jones will direct and Mark Gordon will produce with Vendome's CEO Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn. Production is slated to begin during the first quarter. | Variety -
Soldier at Savannah Film Fest Rave-Reviews 'The Messenger'
11/01/09 The Messenger opened the 12th Savannah Film Festival with a bang: a sellout crowd, international press, and Hollywood stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in attendance to rub elbows all night. | Cinematical.com