Directed By:Gregor Jordan
Written By:Robert O'Connor, Gregor Jordan, Eric Weiss, Nora Maccoby
Buffalo Soldiers
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
51% Positive
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100
It moves so confidently and brightly that it's ticklish as well as chilling - and, in its own dark way, enthralling.
75
Imperfect, but certainly provocative.
User score
Generally Favorable
43% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
43% Mixed
9 Ratings
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14% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Jan 30, 2022
7
For the most part, this is a smart satire on the cold war, and the boredom of men of war in times of peace.
Jun 3, 2014
7
Buffalo Soldiers is very reminiscent of Fight Club in terms of its dark style and bleak view on life. It's not quite as good though. Fight Club contained a lot more kinetic energy and more dazzling filmmaking. It is however still highly entertaining. The schemes the soldiers concoct are diabolical, and Phoenix fits perfectly into his witty, sketchy, rebellious character. You become mentally involved in all of their deals, and hope they get away with it all, even though they really don't deserve to. The movie sometimes wallows in its own nihilistic atmosphere a bit too much, and sometimes the plausibility of the characters is stretched pretty thin at times. These flaws make it occasionally feel somewhat stupid, but they're not enough to ruin this dark little gem of a dramady.
75
The film is filled with spot-on performances, by Harris, Glenn, Phoenix, and by Paquin, who has grown up after her debut in "The Piano" to become one of the most gifted actresses of her generation--particularly in tricky, emotion-straddling roles like this one.
63
A tart, funny, moderately over-the-top hijinks-and-snafus yarn.
50
The pleasures of Buffalo Soldiers mainly come early on, before the film becomes a sloppy mixture of tones and story lines. Afterward, you're left mainly puzzled and looking for a way to wash a bitter aftertaste out of your mouth.
50
Ultimately, it's a cold, caustic film that doesn't take a strong point of view but seems to offer up its numerous set pieces.
30
Suffers from melodramatic overkill.
Oct 14, 2019
6
Fairly entertaining satire with decent performances and fairly frequent humour.
Production Company:
- FilmFour
- Good Machine
- Gorilla Entertainment
- Grosvenor Park Productions
- Miramax
- Odeon Film
- Strange Fiction
Release Date:Jul 25, 2003
Duration:1 h 38 m
Rating:R
Tagline:War is hell... but peace is f*#!%!! boring.
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 5 Nominations
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Camerimage
• 1 Nomination
