The film mingles war drama with psychiatric analysis. It sets forth the combination in a tense ably told narrative that provide: abundant food for thought.

| Aug 17, 2022

Although the picture underlines a social problem, it primarily has been fashioned for entertainment and as such is a first-class job that mounts to moments of raw power and excitement.

| May 11, 2021

The makers of Home of the Brave have succeeded in probing into the minds and souls of a small group of representative American soldiers to find a telling story of the bitter fruit reaped by those who are the victims of race prejudice.

| May 11, 2021

In Home of the Brave a formula has been achieved that combines entertainment value with sound racial approaches.

| Dec 1, 2020

Taking a stand that has never before been recorded in the history of Hollywood [is] Brave, and a brave film it is.

| Dec 1, 2020

It's the picture America has long needed.

| Dec 1, 2020

Edwards is a sensitive actor and a strong, stalwart man. But the character of Mingo as played by Lovejoy has depths and silences and understanding that will make it memorable.

| Nov 17, 2020

In addition to its special theme, the photoplay is one of the best studies of soldiers under fire ever made.

| Nov 17, 2020

It's a picture worth seeing and thinking about, hard.

| Nov 17, 2020

On the whole, this is a very good film indeed, by grown-ups for grown-ups.

| Nov 17, 2020

It's comparatively seldom that one gets to hang the adjective "great" on a motion picture without feeling like a press agent, but here's a case where it belongs.

| Nov 17, 2020

This is a fine, upstanding film which goes into its subject unflinchingly and its dramatic impact will give you a jolt.

| Nov 17, 2020

If it gets you thinking it is the beginning of progress. And withal it is a terrific, fast-moving rip-snorting story.

| Nov 17, 2020

Excellent! It is a powerful drama dealing with the subject of... discrimination, brilliantly directed and expertly performed by a very capable although relatively unknown cast.

| Nov 17, 2020

James Edwards stands out as the target for racial discrimination. The acting is admirable all around.

| Nov 17, 2020

For all its faults, the film has novelty, emotional wallop and the excitement that comes from wrestling with a real problem, rather than fencing with a cooked-up plot.

| Nov 17, 2020

Unlike most screenplays, the excitement of Home of the Brave comes from without as well as within the machine-made product.

| Nov 17, 2020

You won't be deafened by any propaganda drum. But the fresh, almost businesslike style makes the fact of prejudice more powerful. The very concentration of the compelling "incident" (to quote the prologue), emphasises its universality.

| Nov 17, 2020

Hollywood has recently shown itself aware of the dangers of racial discrimination and persecution, and Home of the Brave is the most absorbing and honest film it has yet made on a difficult theme.

| Nov 17, 2020

[The] performances and pungent dialogue make it hard to imagine a better, or more rewarding film on racial prejudice.

| Nov 17, 2020