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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA splendid war movie. The combat sequences are harrowing -- all the more so for the director's spare, sharp-eyed style -- and the performances are phenomenally fine.
- 100Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe ensemble cast shared the best-actor award at the 2006 Cannes film festival -- and rightly so.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAs directed by Rachid Bouchareb, himself born in France to Algerian immigrants, "Days of Glory" is a kind of a North African "Saving Private Ryan," a taut, involving film that delivers all the things we look for in war movies and does so with intelligence and integrity.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWith strong visuals and even stronger emotions, Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory makes a powerful war film about a particularly unique subject.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIt is a chronicle of courage and sacrifice, of danger and solidarity, of heroism and futility, told with power, grace and feeling and brought alive by first-rate acting. A damn good war movie.
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinDays Of Glory isn't subtle in its exploration of the racial politics of warfare, but its grim, cynical portrayal of young men considered worthy enough to die for a foreign country, yet unworthy of being treated as equals, proves bluntly powerful.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanConventional, but intensely passionate, war movie.
- 70VarietyVarietyCommitted performances and strong widescreen lensing carry the message with a righteous, if heavy weight.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceDays of Glory is as moving as it is ingenuous, with each doomed character symbolizing a different response to the collective dilemma these men face as Arabs with divided loyalties.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDays of Glory has good intentions and a well-executed combat scene, but it could do with more originality.