Day Zero 2007

Stephen Holden, New York Times: If the abysmal reception so far for films about the war in Iraq is any indication, Day Zero is the last thing movie audiences will want to consume. Read more

Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly: As the pals, Elijah Wood, Jon Bernthal, and especially Chris Klein mope around noncommittally, as if it were an upcoming trip to the in-laws' they were dreading -- not a potentially one-way ticket to a war zone. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: There's very little that rings true. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: Truth to be told, it's hard to care. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Proves that even the most controversial of topics can be the basis for the dullest indie films. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: For a hot-button issue movie with a lot of potential for character development, it's slower than Christmas and disappointingly sluggish. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Read more

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Ed Gonzalez, Village Voice: Sabotaged by trite political dissertation and the presumption of novelty, the story forces Klein to shoulder much of the film's white-male-hetero paranoia. Read more