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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovHenderson's warm and toasty little gem of a film, slight though it may be, reminds you that the Greatest Generation, full of vim, vigor, and – most important – an indefatigable sense of purpose, grew up on both sides of the Big Pond.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe veteran Cranham and young Bill play their incompatible characters with dead-pan aplomb, and Derek Jacobi adds heft as Churchill's chief intelligence officer.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterTwo Men is slow and sweet as warm pudding, but Cranham and Derek Jacobi (as one of Churchill's intelligence officers) both add a generous, wholehearted gravitas the film might have thought to ask for in the first place.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt mocks the absurdity of war, but between the chuckles, and especially near the end, it plucks the heartstrings.
- 60The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinCleverly realizing a novel premise, it's a slight but charming look at the lighter side of WWII.
- 60L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasMore often than not, Two Men Went to War resembles a feature-length episode of "Hogan's Heroes," with the brave but clumsy Brits continually managing to outfox the even more bungling Nazis.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA wobbly comedy-drama.
- 50VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleySolidly crafted, strongly cast pic doesn't hit a thoroughgoing comic tone.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoBest advice: Wait for Two Men Went to War to go to the small screen.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghShot in the warm sepia tones of bittersweet memories, this whimsical, unpretentious shaggy war story is the sort of film that looks like a small gem when you accidentally stumble across it on TV or at the video store. But it feels a little unsatisfying when its small virtues are stretched to cover a big screen.