Buffalo Soldiers

I was in the Army stationed in Germany from 1986 through 1989 and there was a day that we called "Black Sunday" when several people on our post were discovered to have a drug ring going on. The people implicated... Full review

American directors tend to glorify their war movies by adding a lot of heroism and false American nationalism. Buffalo Soldiers is a nice change on these kind of movies. It tells the story of a group of American soldiers so... Full review

Without an enemy to fight, an army will fight itself or find its own enemies. In the tradition of "Sergeant Bilko" (the Phil Silvers TV show, not Steve Martin's ghastly remake) "Buffalo Soldiers" shows what happens when soldiers with nothing... Full review

Well, in reality, I suspect the story behind Buffalo Soldiers has picked up a bit of embellishment along the way from modern folklore to big screen, but that's hardly surprising. What is surprising is that such a basic story can... Full review

i served in the army from 91-94 and i can tell you that i related to a lot of the themes in this film. i wanted anxiously for a chance to see it, and last night i finally did. i... Full review

This is my favourite film of 2003. Why they waited two years before releasing this superb movie in the UK is anyone's guess - although it may have had something to do with its total lack of respect for the... Full review

Ray Elwood is a soldier stationed on a base in West Germany. With no war to fight the men become bored but Elwood has enough going on the side to keep him busy, whether selling off excess cleaning supplies or... Full review

Some films just suffer from bad luck, and `Buffalo Soldiers' is one of them. Not that the movie is all that bad, nor all that terrific; it just deals with a subject that Americans might not be comfortable about today:... Full review

It's difficult to sum Buffalo Soldiers up. On one hand you have the comedy aspect, particularly from Ed Harris, on another you have the romance, from Anna Paquin, and then you have the violence...from just about everybody. The story is... Full review

It might not be politically correct right now, but this very good indie pic with a stellar cast about a US Army soldier stationed in the West Germany of 1989 comes at the right time. Having served on an Army... Full review

Toronto - The genre film is alive and well and living at the Toronto International Film Festival.For reasons having to do with either good thingsenduring, or a shortage offresh ideas, filmmakers here haveflocked tofamiliar forms like comfort food. ... Full Article

Even if you don't know that Buffalo Soldiers was produced before Sept. 11, 2001, you might be able to guess from watching it. The movie's view of the American military as a loony bin led by fools and fiends doesn't... ... Full Article

Buffalo Soldiers qualifies as Australian director Gregor Jordan's 'lost' second film. Made after Two Hands (1991) and before Ned Kelly (2003), it has taken 2 ½ years for this more-than solid film to gain theatrical release. ... Full Article

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris.Written by Gregor Jordan, Eric Weiss, Nora Maccoby from the novel by Robert O'Connor.Directed by Gregor Jordan. (18A) 98 min. ... Full Article

Set at an Army Base in West Germany just before the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Buffalo Soldiers focuses on a U.S. military officer (Joaquin Phoenix) who has become skilled in black market operations due to his sheer boredom... ... Full Article