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Kandahar English Movie

Feature Film | 2023
Critics:
2.7
Critics
 

Review by: Richard Whittaker - Austin Chronicle
While Kandahar is undoubtedly spectacular war cinema, it's also a weighty meditation on the seeming impossibility for some of walking away from conflict.
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Review by: Dhaval Roy - The Times of India
Overall, Kandahar is lacklustre and average in terms of the storyline. The authentic milieu created and the intent of conveying the futility of war and saying no to fascism may appeal to the viewer.
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Review by: G. Allen Johnson - San Francisco Chronicle
It’s a good action and suspense film. Impressive set pieces include a car chase through a small-town bazaar, and a midnight shootout between Tom, outfitted with night-vision goggles, and a helicopter.
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Review by: Frank Scheck - The Hollywood Reporter
Butler brings a convincing humanity and vulnerability to his action movie heroics, thankfully avoiding the over-the-top machismo of such predecessors in the genre as Stallone and Schwarzenegger. The film, shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, ambitiously attempts to be more than a simple actioner.
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Review by: Katie Walsh - The Los Angeles Times
It’s a pleasure to see Butler do his thing opposite a talented array of international performers — Fazal and Fimmel are standouts — and stretch his specific set of skills into more complex contemporary storytelling, making “Kandahar” worth the trip.
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Review by: Mini Anthikad Chhibber - The Hindu
The action sequences are not gripping and the quiet moments are as subtle as a battering ram. Kandahar has an evocative aura that is lost on this middling film. All in all, you could watch it for Butler manfully trying to shoulder the burden of making the film work, or for Fazal’s helmet hair.
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Review by: Elisabeth Vincentelli - The New York Times
Gerard Butler plays an undercover C.I.A. agent hunted by various foes in an underwhelming action film devoid of any suspense or, well, action.
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Review by: James Berardinelli - ReelViews
As a war movie, it’s not especially insightful or gut-wrenching. As an action film, it lacks energy, momentum, and consistency. As a drama, it feels artificial and manipulative.
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