Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow

It moves so confidently and brightly that it's ticklish as well as chilling - and, in its own dark way, enthralling.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

A good satire that had the untimely bad luck to be about a U.S. soldier who will do anything it takes to party, except fight for the right.

Dallas Observer by Luke Y. Thompson

Like "Fight Club," it's a brilliantly made film that will be despised for the right and wrong reasons; if you don't see the humor in it any time during the first half-hour, leave. If you stay, you've passed the test--sit back and enjoy one of the year's finest films.

The A.V. Club by Nathan Rabin

Tightly plotted and well-acted, the film litters its brisk run time with darkly funny and haunting setpieces.

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

You’ve heard of guerrilla warfare? Buffalo Soldiers is all about guerilla capitalism.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

The film is filled with spot-on performances, by Harris, Glenn, Phoenix, and by Paquin, who has grown up after her debut in "The Piano" to become one of the most gifted actresses of her generation--particularly in tricky, emotion-straddling roles like this one.

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

At its best it's as refreshing as it is daring. Superbly acted.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea

Crafty, cutting movie.

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

Adapting Robert O'Connor's novel, director Gregor Jordan slaps us with keen wit and purpose.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

It's an enjoyable and occasionally thought-provoking motion picture whose viewership should not be diminished by the unfortunate and inaccurate "anti-American" label.

Film Threat

The script’s extremely well written, the direction flawless, and the performances -- especially by the fantastic Joaquin Phoenix, gobsmacking.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak

In some ways it suffers from the same unredemptive afflictions as Elwood and his gang: It's a bit flaccid and flabby and lumbers gracelessly along without self awareness or humanity.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

In its post-Vietnam cynicism, Buffalo Soldiers feels almost avant-garde.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

As social satire, though, the movie is a nonstarter, completely lacking in the zany lunacy of "M*A*S*H" and "Dr. Strangelove," or the whacked savagery of "Catch-22."

San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann

Ultimately, it's a cold, caustic film that doesn't take a strong point of view but seems to offer up its numerous set pieces.

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer

This is low-grade satire. The shocks to the system in Buffalo Soldiers are nothing more than cheap thrills.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

Sloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit.

Washington Post by Desson Thomson

Suffers from melodramatic overkill.