The Deer Hunter

"It is one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made (...) The film contains greatly moving performances (...) [An] impressive blending of 'box office' and 'art' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Its view is limited and its narrative at times sketchy (...) Both deeply troubling and troublesome (...) but its feelings for time, place and blue-collar people are genuine" 

"This bravely innovative, kingsized movie (...) enables one to fully understand why this particular war not only destroyed the hopes and dreams of America’s young men, but why it left so many of them permanently shattered and alienated from society." 

"While the results are far from unprofessional (...) the male self-pity is so overwhelming that you'll probably stagger out of this mumbling something about Tolstoy (...) if you aren't as nauseated as I was." 

"The film remains intense, powerful and fascinating for more than three hours (...) It succeeds on a number of levels and it proves that Cimino is an important director who deserves to be watched carefully." 

"Cimino's masterpiece of cruelty and horror (...) Bold and brilliant (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"A simultaneuosly touching and harrowing experience that puts the audience directly in the shoes of one man's experience of Vietnam (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"