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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile the film loses focus along the way, it has enough moving and powerful moments to make it a worthy entry in an increasingly crowded genre.
- Though Mr. Berends strays too often, he does so down some compelling paths. His material is intimate and hair-raising, granting us rare access to scenes inside mosques, at a Shiite militia rally and in homes under fire.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirMuch of the picture is exciting and terrifying.
- 70L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyTheir access is far broader than any TV network's, and in the end, they transcended the body counts and bland abstractions that characterize most Western reporting on the war.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhatever The Blood Of My Brother's journalistic weaknesses, it's valuable as yet another view of what may end up being the most thoroughly documented war ever waged.
- 63TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAttempts at balance through interviews with unidentified U.S. soldiers is halfhearted at best. In the end, Berends sacrifices coherence for the sake of a story he's determined to tell, rather than focusing on the one that's practically telling itself.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThis at-times harrowing, occasionally unfocused film is a case study of one of hundreds, if not thousands, of stories of Iraqi civilians to whom the war has hit home and left holes in families. It makes you rue the most indelicate of all combat euphemisms - "collateral damage."
- 60Village VoiceJoshua LandVillage VoiceJoshua LandA few American soldiers are interviewed in a halfhearted attempt at balance, but Berends, who thankfully eschews narration, makes his own p.o.v. clear enough.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickDespite some remarkable unembedded footage, Andrew Berends' is yet another disappointingly superficial, unfocused and one-sided documentary on the conflict in Iraq.