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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovYou’ve heard of guerrilla warfare? Buffalo Soldiers is all about guerilla capitalism.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe film is filled with spot-on performances, by Harris, Glenn, Phoenix, and by Paquin, who has grown up after her debut in "The Piano" to become one of the most gifted actresses of her generation--particularly in tricky, emotion-straddling roles like this one.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe script’s extremely well written, the direction flawless, and the performances -- especially by the fantastic Joaquin Phoenix, gobsmacking.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakIn some ways it suffers from the same unredemptive afflictions as Elwood and his gang: It's a bit flaccid and flabby and lumbers gracelessly along without self awareness or humanity.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanIn its post-Vietnam cynicism, Buffalo Soldiers feels almost avant-garde.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannUltimately, it's a cold, caustic film that doesn't take a strong point of view but seems to offer up its numerous set pieces.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAs social satire, though, the movie is a nonstarter, completely lacking in the zany lunacy of "M*A*S*H" and "Dr. Strangelove," or the whacked savagery of "Catch-22."
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensSloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerThis is low-grade satire. The shocks to the system in Buffalo Soldiers are nothing more than cheap thrills.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonSuffers from melodramatic overkill.