Quote of the day

“The film ends with photos of real-life victims of the Iraq war, though it’s impossible to tell who they are, how they were killed, or who killed them. Is De Palma saying it doesn’t matter? The final photo, he’s told interviewers, is fake. Is he saying that doesn’t matter, either?

Redacted isn’t a critique of war or of America’s behavior in this war. It isn’t sharp enough for that; it’s too crude, callow, and one-dimensional. It’s nothing deeper than war porn.”