75
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TheWrapTricia OlszewskiTheWrapTricia OlszewskiConroy wrote the book upon which the film is based and serves as the film’s central mouthpiece; full of twitchy, animated energy, he makes a terrific storyteller who’s boosted by Martin’s selection of found footage along with a minimum of jangly re-creations.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshUnder the Wire brings a vivid immediacy to this tragic event. Conroy speaks candidly to the responsibility that he feels to survive and to tell the stories of the others, a task that he will carry with him for the rest of his life.
- 80Film Journal InternationalGary M. KramerFilm Journal InternationalGary M. KramerUnder the Wirecements Colvin’s legacy as it illustrates the value of getting to the truth and making it public. In Martin’s hands, Conroy’s story is no less compelling.
- 80L.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlL.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlThe film unfolds as a sort of first-person procedural, a vivid step-by-step account of a reporting trip to hell.
- 80CineVueMartyn ConterioCineVueMartyn ConterioMartin’s film is a thoroughly sobering watch and leaves us with tough questions about how the West chose to deal – or rather not deal – with Assad and the refugee crisis.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a heart-stoppingly suspenseful story. Conroy is a superb commentator on war and all its cruelties and absurdities.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe harrowing nature of the work is the primary focus of this film and many others on this subject. But Colvin never comes off as the classic adrenaline junkie/Hemingway wannabe that too many of these films turn their heroes into.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSuffice to say there are twists, physical perils and moments of self-sacrifice.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisWhile the movie is rightfully more interested in lauding her bravery than highlighting her sometimes abrasive personality, these small moments help to humanize a portrait that can at times seem more awestruck than enlightening.