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a pointless , meandering celebration

negative

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an expert thriller

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call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made

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has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works
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