{"id":7123,"date":"2010-02-19T06:01:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T10:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2014-05-07T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:00:27","slug":"the-messenger-2009-war-drama-starring-woody-harrelson-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=7123","title":{"rendered":"The Messenger (2009) War Drama Starring Woody Harrelson Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other<\/em> movie about Iraq that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards is The Messenger<\/strong>, an absorbing drama that was critically acclaimed but little seen. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson (nominated for Best Supporting Actor) play soldiers who take on a difficult job of informing civilians that their loved ones died at war. Samantha Morton co-stars as the recent widow who gets romantically involved with Foster. A moving film from first-time director Oren Moverman<\/a> (Interview), who shares a nomination for Best Original Screenplay, The Messenger<\/strong> is being reissued in theaters around the country. Here’s my Raw Review:<\/p>\n

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