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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
OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh
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