Movie Review

MEN WITH GUNS (1998)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Rated: R; Genres: Drama, Foreign Language; With: Federico Luppi and Mandy Patinkin

MEN WITH GUNS (R) John Sayles, America's most restlessly independent independent filmmaker, goes to a nameless Latin American country to dramatize the cost of war, poverty, and political upheaval. And as usual, he builds a closely plotted, emotionally controlled highly serious drama -- one that rewards audience concentration but cuts little slack for stragglers. Added challenge: It's mostly in Spanish, with subtitles. B

Originally posted Mar 27, 1998 Published in issue #424 Mar 27, 1998 Order article reprints
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