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10/19/07
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A Mighty Heart (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 178
Fresh: 137
Rotten:41
Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus: Angelina Jolie conveys the full emotional range of a woman in a desperate situation in A Mighty Heart, an urgent yet tactful film about a difficult subject.
Theatrical Release: Jun 22, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $9,093,521
Synopsis: Prolific director Michael Winterbottom (24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE) takes an unusual turn by helming A MIGHTY HEART--a studio picture starring none other than Angelina Jolie. Jolie stars as Mariane Pearl, the widow of WALL STREET JOURNAL... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Reviews for A Mighty Heart
Top Critic
There's a compelling urgency about this riveting, highly political portrait of a brave and compassionate woman that allows us to feel as though we have partaken of her journey. Angelina Jolie is stunning.
10/13/07
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10/18/08
The film would be nothing without Angelina Jolie's brave, powerful performance.
09/30/08
It is to director Michael Winterbottom's (24 Hour Party People, Welcome to Sarajevo) credit that he can achieve such a powerful film without bludgeoning his audience with the images of the unspeakable violence that were inherent in Pearl's last days.
08/21/08
Angelina Jolie continues to prove her acting is worth more discussion than her personal life. It's not always fun to watch, but it's an important piece of work.
03/03/08
British director Michael Winterbottom's film is as close to naturalism as one can get.
02/28/08
When Mariane finds out about Daniel's death, she lets out a guttural scream; one that rivals Sean Penn's outburst in Mystic River in raw emotional defeat.
12/18/07
Pese al maquillaje y a su gran actuación es tremendamente difícil ver a Mariane y no a Jolie, una actriz completamente equivocada para el papel, no sólo por su gran diferencia física con la esposa de Pearl sino también por su notoriedad mediática.
11/26/07
... A Mighty Heart fails to do the story justice or to flesh out the heroic people involved.
11/13/07
Absorbingly touching and terrifying, A Mighty Heart is an intimate film but has the gutsy and reflective ingredients of sorrow, introspection and outrage.
11/07/07
A docudrama that is focused on Daniel Pearl's wife. While interesting in its own way, it does not begin to reflect on who Daniel Pearl really was or why he died.
10/30/07
We know how it will end, and that is what makes the suspense Winterbottom creates such an impressive feat.
10/19/07
A Mighty Heart is a powerful film on all accounts, something that brings a human face to such a collective time of confusion.
10/15/07
A Mighty Heart may be the most undeservedly overlooked movie of the year.
10/15/07
Jolie, dominating nearly every scene, is rather remarkable in this star vehicle, effectively conveying a convincing combination of unwavering dedication and the dire desperation of a woman who insists on remaining at the center of the search for her man.
10/01/07
Aside from casting Jolie, the bravest decision was to shoot largely in Karachi. The risk pays dividends with highly evocative location work that allows you almost to the smell that crowded city and feel the chaos.
09/21/07
It will be a major injustice if Jolie doesn't receive an Oscar nod for channelling Mariane's heartbreak with such dignity and compassion.
09/21/07
Considering the fact that this is a story whose ghastly ending is known to the audience right from the outset, A Mighty Heart is far more compelling than ever seemed likely.
09/21/07
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