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A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.
Leave your thoughts about Intimate Enemies.
| Film4Anton Bitela no-holds-barred history with alarming lessons for the current 'War on Terror'. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoHas no profound statements to make, but it does provide warm and fuzzy comfort. |
| Screen InternationalDenis SeguinPulls no punches in its depiction of the gruesome nature of guerilla warfare and the ensuing decay of morality. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonA harrowing but formulaic insight into the realities experiened by French conscripts during the Algerian War. |
| BBC.comNeil BastianTerrien's journey is more conventional, but still powerful and well acted. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairRotman's reliance on speechifying to get his points across essentially drains anything even resembling authenticity from the film... |
| GuardianCath ClarkeIt's all rather conventional, drawing on the blockbuster big bangs and special effects he must have picked up in Hollywood making the Bruce Willis thriller Hostage. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonWith its sententious air of historical reckoning, Enemies is an impressive monument, but not a moving one. |
| New York TimesMike HaleA movie you've seen before, when it was set on the Apache reservation or in the Vietnamese jungle. |
| Time OutWally HammondDirector Florent Emilio Siri ('The Nest', 'Hostage') shows ability in action sequences and group dynamics but his film never develops sufficiently to raise it much above the conventional. |