Recent reviews

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  Review by Michael ★★★

  “Ein mutiger Weg” ist einer dieser Filme, die man sich am besten anschaut, wenn man nur wenig über die Story weiß. So kann de Film all seine härte entfalten, die das Szenario mit sich bringt. So kann man intensiv mit Mariane mitfühlen und ihre Reaktionen auf die vielen Rückschläge nachvollziehen.

  “Ein mutiger Weg” ist dabei alles andere als einfaches Kino und lebt aus meiner Sicht von der hervorragenden Leistung von Angelina Jolie. Wieder einmal beweist Jolie, dass hinter den vollen Lippen und ihren restlichen optischen Reizen mehr steckt, als nur eine Frau, die in Videospielverfilmungen Nerds den Kopf verdrehen kann. Angelina Jolie beweist hier erneut, dass sie eine gestandene Schauspielerin ist, die schwierigen Rollen mehr als gewachsen ist.

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  Review by Scott Audetat ★★★½

  I guess if you pay attention to the news, you know how it ends. This is the story of what happens behind the scenes from the wife's POV. Umm, it was pretty tense and flew for a 2 hour movie, but I couldn't keep track of any of the bad guys and keep them separate from who they all were. Confusing a bit!

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  Review by Todd Willcox ★★★½

  This was a hard movie to watch. It is the story of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal journalist who was kidnapped and beheaded by radical Islamic terrorists in 2002 Pakistan. I remember this story so vividly even seeing his wife Mariane on television talking about her husband's kidnapping and then his death. The story is told as a great thriller with a terrific cast lead by Angelina Jolie who is a hit-and-miss actress, but here she's in top form and should have been nominated for an Oscar for her extraordinary work as Pearl's determined, strong, assertive, and loving wife.

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  Review by Angie ★★½

  The best thing about it is the part where Angelina screams and just tries to not cry... I love watching her face;)

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  Review by Michaeilin ★★★★★

  So beautiful, really wonderfully and respectfully executed.

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  Review by Luke Gorham ★★½

  2.5 out of 5 (C+)

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  Review by Leighton Trent ★★★½

  I've always thought of Angelina as more of a movie star than an actress. With this movie she changed my opinion as she is so quietly profound as Mariane Pearl. It's not the physical qualities she nails with accents and such, but she seems to capture her as she is, and how she was during this ordeal. And when the end comes, the grief is as exact as it would be for any of us; no exaggeration. If this film had been any more fleshed out, it would've just been exploitive; the documentary style is effective not just in that way, but mapping out a recent event. (I also enjoyed the shots of the little child, for this provided a guiding hope for the end of the film, or, really, the next chapter in Mariane's life.)

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  Review by nicksav ★★★

  Jolie is tremendous in this true life tale.

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  Review by Viva Laserdisc ★★★★

  The movie was very interesting to see what happened over there when the world was only seeing the final act. Angelina is awesome in her dramatic roles. Enjoy this very much.