47
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceSteve EricksonVillage VoiceSteve EricksonIf the film has a major flaw, it's the profusion of subplots in a 100-minute running time. Still, it is a real accomplishment.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonConnor and co-director Michael Worth allow Fort McCoy to proceed at an unhurried pace, giving Stoltz ample opportunity to subtly convey undercurrents of guilt and anger percolating beneath his character’s affable exterior.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterAlthough many of the subplots play nicely, they take away from the main thrust of the film: a tightly knit family living so close to the enemy, who rarely is seen and never understood. So this is relegated to a footnote in favor of story lines that, while wholesome, are neither dramatic nor cinematic.
- 50Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenThe period details are so lovingly burnished in this uneven, if heartfelt, feature that for a while they threaten to overpower the story, which delves gently into a rarely explored aspect of the war.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThere are some compelling elements here, probably too many for one film, but they're too often presented in a cliched way. Connor and co-director Michael Worth go for the easy sentiment, the expected route, leading to middling results.
- 25The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthOverstuffed yet trite and empty, Fort McCoy attempts to mix heavy drama, slapstick comedy and romance all in the wrappings of a coming of age tale set in the summer of 1944, but flounders on all fronts, resulting in a picture that offers a rather naive and simplistic view of the murky territory between good and evil.