Exceptional film. [Full review in Spanish]

| Aug 10, 2022

A slice-of-life bit of realism from first time director Oren Moverman that doesn't have enough order or enough Woody Harrelson.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 29, 2020

Foster dazzles as a young man defusing the rage within.

| Jun 18, 2020

The Messenger is authentic and artful, and unpretentious but philosophical, in its approach to difficult material.

| Jan 23, 2020

The Messenger is seeded with unspoken truth, resulting in a dramatic tour de force film with an enlightening and uplifting script, focusing on the fragility and resiliency of the human condition.

| Nov 13, 2019

Thoughtfully dissects the overarching consequences of that unfortunate conflict.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 16, 2019

One of the most powerful and humane war dramas to spring from this current conflict.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 5, 2019

An extraordinary anti-war film that does not engage in polemics. The Messenger's extreme effectiveness is due to the brilliant acting of Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson.

| Jan 16, 2018

It is relentlessly bleak, even in its lighter moments. The downbeat tone is wearying. These days, we just need some hope.

| Original Score: 6.8/10 | Apr 12, 2016

[Foster and Harrelson's] interplay, on the job (ruining the day of one unfortunate person after the next) and off...provides the backbone of this erratically paced film.

| Oct 20, 2014

The Messenger is always just left of straightforward, which keeps it interesting.

| Mar 5, 2014

I know several folks in military service who wouldn't watch this movie if you paid them.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 30, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Alejado de cualquier rastro de patriotismo, desnudando la complejidad emocional detrás de un drama históricamente recurrente que ha sido retratado con frecuencia por el cine norteamericano, aunque esta vez de manera un poco más intimista.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 22, 2011

It never feels contrived or overwritten, managing to deftly pack emotional punches through the strength of its performances and direction.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2011

It's a shame so few people will see this on the silver screen.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 22, 2011

The Messenger takes on a warmth and plangency that rewards viewing.

| Jun 19, 2011

Don't let the fact Woody Harrelson got an Oscar nomination tempt you anywhere near The Messenger - the message here is about as welcome as a death knock on a wet Sunday afternoon.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 17, 2011

An intelligent, superbly acted and moving drama that manages to say more about war and its consequences than most films set on the front line.

| Jun 17, 2011

Although it stumbles on the storytelling, drifting rather repetitively around the lives of its haunted protagonists, it's a rewarding, humane picture.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 17, 2011