"[T]he movie strides ahead with a good sense of rhythm, rocking backward just when relief is needed..."
Entertainment Weekly "This is the story of a woman waiting, and dealing with the officers of two or three bureaucracies....Jolie's intelligence radiates Mariane's..."
Film Comment "[A] film that handles its harrowing subject matter with honesty and acute political insight."
Sight and Sound 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "A MIGHTY HEART deserves a place alongside the best films that seek to re-create a shattering time in our recent history."
USA Today 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film is given a raw and riveting docudrama treatment by the superb British director Michael Winterbottom."
Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ober and often gripping....[With] ambient cinematography and low-key ensemble-playing."
Uncut 5 stars out of 5 -- "This is one of the most powerful stories about loss you're ever likely to see."
Ultimate DVD "A MIGHTY HEART is wrenching, but it's the buzzing undercurrent of anger that makes it most true to its source."
New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Winterbottom] has fashioned a grim, taut docudrama with the urgency, verisimilitude and forensic eye for detail that have become his stocks in trade."
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