In the Valley of Elah Reviews

i happen to be a hardcore conservative, and this movie is def motivated toward the liberal audience. But that doesnt keep me from saying how amazing it was. Maybe it does portray the way things are in Iraq. With that in... Read more

Acting of Tommy Lee Jones is great as usually but I could have done without Susan Sarandon. Since I was in the Army at the time the movie is suppose to take place, I found most of this movie a little... Read more

Being a mother, this movie frightened me. It bothers me to see what those poor boys and girls go through, for what! Great movie, everyone should see this, especially the people making all the money off this war. Hope their dreams... Read more

Mommies don’t let your babies grow up to be soldiers. If you do and they serve in Iraq, they will come back drug crazed, mental basket cases. This is the basic premise of this Hollywood propaganda piece. It is very disappointing... Read more

Getting great critical praise, Tommy Lee Jones's performance is very real, but the film in that sense is too. It is very disturbing - hurtingly sad in fact. And it also has no happiness involved. It is very dark and sometimes... Read more

Within one week I watched "In the valley of Elah", "Lions for Lambs" and "Rendition", all very interesting movies apporaching the war against terror from a differnet -but critical- perspective. In the Valley of Elah is the most subtle one, as... Read more

This is a movie that tells that story of how war effects the young generation that goes off to fight, and how the families behind are left to deal with who the believe there children to be and what these terrible... Read more

This was superb acting by Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron. The movie was a good army mystery/suspense/drama. Yes, it does have a little bit of a anti-war swing that says that all of are soldiers are young, drugged up, and... Read more

Despicable would be a compliment. To characterize our brave soldiers as butchers, drug dealers and heartless is beyond acceptable. Shame on all who played a part in producing this trash. Had I any idea of this film's intent, I would never... Read more

Absolute trash. Movie depicts our brave young men as murdering, stoned out, punks. One scene has a humvee run over an Iraq infant as our soldiers are laughing and high fiving each other. Way to go Hollywood!!... Read more