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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Portland OregonianJeff BakerPortland OregonianJeff BakerWhen the reenactors start to talk, In Country gets more complicated and interesting.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe world of In Country may sound like a joke to outsiders, and may well be a misguided hobby for some of its subjects. But the film suggests we'd make a big mistake to write it all off as foolish fantasy.
- 70Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyO'Hara and Attie never judge the players, letting their words and actions speak, though those actions are often intercut with footage from the real war.
- 70The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyThese guys are so fascinating, in fact, that it feels like In Country could and should have gone longer than 80 minutes so that the movie could delve more deeply into their psyches and provide more context behind how these reenactments were born.
- 50The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAre these re-enactors really as clueless as they seem, or is the portrait just incomplete? It’s impossible to tell from this too-sparse film.