Synopsis
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixRay Elwood
- Ed HarrisColonel Berman
- Scott GlennSergeant Lee
- Anna PaquinRobyn Lee
- Elizabeth McGovernMrs. Berman
- Michael PeñaGarcia
- LeonStoney
- Gabriel MannPfc. Brian Knoll
- Dean StockwellGeneral Lancaster
- Brian DelateColonel Marshall
Recommendations
- 78
Austin Chronicle
You’ve heard of guerrilla warfare? Buffalo Soldiers is all about guerilla capitalism. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
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. - 70
Film Threat
The script’s extremely well written, the direction flawless, and the performances -- especially by the fantastic Joaquin Phoenix, gobsmacking. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
In some ways it suffers from the same unredemptive afflictions as Elwood and his gang: It's a bit flaccid and flabby and lumbers gracelessly along without self awareness or humanity. - 60
Village Voice
In its post-Vietnam cynicism, Buffalo Soldiers feels almost avant-garde. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
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. - 50
L.A. Weekly
As social satire, though, the movie is a nonstarter, completely lacking in the zany lunacy of "M*A*S*H" and "Dr. Strangelove," or the whacked savagery of "Catch-22." - 40
The New York Times
Sloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit.
