Brizé and Olivier Gorce's script ends up in a rut of martyrdom, stomping its authenticity with an ending of little to no emotional precedent.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2020

At War is a well written account of the weight of fighting against injustices of the upper class. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 1, 2020

[Has] shades of Norma Rae and the Dardenne brothers' Two Days, One Night, except this is an even more piercing film. This film is angry.

| Oct 2, 2019

The performances and camerawork are natural and unrehearsed, to the point where one wishes this had something more to show for itself than expert mimicry and an inharmonious act of violence to send audiences packing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 10, 2019

While the inherent rage of At War is necessary, so to is some fundamental understanding of the character's deeper motivations. By stripping this story of any nuance, Brizé dips his toes into the iconography of propaganda.

| Aug 1, 2019

The result is an occasionally fascinating thought experiment about a vital topic brought low by poor storytelling and a dogged adherence to a flawed set-up.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2019

Brizé's bid for political urgency may not be as complete a work in terms of character richness and scope, but it's a worthy companion piece in the effort to make films in a turbulent time that speak the truth about the plagued dignity of everyday people.

| Jul 26, 2019

An exhausting film to watch in the best sense, venting our anger at the dehumanizing forces in society until we are left drained, contemplating our impending challenges with newfound clarity.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 19, 2019

Ultimately, At War isn't able to offer much more than gradual escalation of intensity. Even before the war is over, it's hard not to withdraw.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 17, 2019

The film is content to bluntly affirm that corporate attempts at compassion are always secondary to providing profit to shareholders.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 16, 2019

This movie is a tough, bracing one for the most part.

| Jul 16, 2019

At war has an intelligent work of editing, and a soundtrack that accompanies the dramatic growing of the action. A notable example of the best current European political cinema.[Full Review in Spanish]

| Jun 13, 2019

At War is a gripping leftist polemic about the plight of the working class when faced with drastic boardroom decisions, uncaring lawyers and shareholders looking to fill their boots as the ship sinks.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 23, 2019

About work. About rights. The human rights in a contemporary world. A masterpiece. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 1, 2019

Stephane Brizé tells this story with a functional production design and with tension dominating throughout. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 18, 2019

As always,[Vincent Lindon] is great. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 18, 2019

At War does not present solutions to the conflict, it simply exposes it paying tribute to those who fight. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 16, 2019

A political cinema, urgent and combative. [Full Review in Spanish]

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

Brizé achieves some incredible moments, but At War's greatest strength, its fierce debates, are also its biggest weaknesses, becoming repetitive and weary by the end.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 13, 2019

Like many wars it's mostly boredom, and arguing, interspersed with short bursts of shocking violence which turn events. People talk to, at and over one another. It takes a while to sink into the ebb and flow of the conversations.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 9, 2019