The Yellow Birds
(2017)Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) star in this Iraq War drama as two young soldiers with a tight friendship. When only one of them returns home, however, he must explain to his comrade's mother about the truth of what happened on the battlefield. Co-stars Toni Collette (Hereditary) and Jennifer Aniston.
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Directed by Alexandre Moors ('Blue Caprice')
Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Jack Huston
Written by David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto (based on the novel 'The Yellow Birds' by Kevin Powers)
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Even though a lot of it looks gorgeous and carries the whiff of great importance it is ultimately stunted by a central event that isn’t worth the mystery that surrounds it. Full Review
An excellent novel about the Iraq War and its homefront fallout has been turned into a rather flat and disappointing film in The Yellow Birds. Full Review
A flat and listless piece of moviemaking, a monotonous indie dirge. Full Review
"The Yellow Birds" ... takes the form of a detective story, albeit one in which the mystery is as drearily protracted as it is ultimately unpersuasive. Full Review
A lyrical and bitterly sad drama about boys ruined by war, Alexandre Moors's film succeeds on style while falling short on plot. Full Review
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