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Movie Overview
Cast
John Kerry
Director
George Butler
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
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OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh
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"Kerry's testimony before the Foreign Relations Committee is powerful and heartbreaking."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
2.5/4
"
Going Upriver
really concerns all soldiers who returned from Vietnam only to discover that their nation had failed them."
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
B-
"It's only OK as a movie, but it's a fantastic political ad."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
B+
"A serious, often very moving portrait of the effect the Vietnam War had on the nation and particularly those who served in it."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3/4
"A blatant political valentine to a hardy presidential hopeful."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
3.5/5
"serves effectively as direct and rational political ad that counters the shameless muckraking of John O'Neill's 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth'"
ToxicUniverse.com
John A. Nesbit
7/10
"A classy, compelling documentary that doesn’t point fingers and doesn’t seem like the work of a borderline crackpot"
Planet Sick-Boy
Jon Popick
3/5
"What is remarkable is the sense of déjà vu that permeates the film."
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
C
"Butler has 2 goals: to show that Kerry was a hero and that Vietnam was wrong. Well, give any sensible person 5 minutes of your time and they could do it much more efficiently."
IGN Movies
Larry Carroll
3.5/5
"It's not angry or loud; it hopes that the truth spoken at a moderate level is stronger than lies trumpeted on national television."
Goatdog's Movies
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
"
Going Upriver
, unlike some of the other documentaries that have been released this year, will maintain its value even after the elections are over."
CNN.com
Stephanie Zacharek
3/4
"A frank portrait of Kerry and his generation, coming of age under fire both literally and politically."
Reel.com
Timothy Knight
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh
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