Johnny Got His Gun 1971

Roger Greenspun, New York Times: Although Mr. Trumbo is primarily a screenwriter, screenwriting is only the worst of the film's several failures. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Instead of belaboring ironic points about the "war to end war," Trumbo remains stubbornly on the human level. Read more

Time Out: The film is often sentimental, sometimes brilliant as well as horrifying, and it is intriguing to speculate on what Bunuel, whom Trumbo originally wanted to direct, would have made of it. Read more