Reviews Counted: 8
Positive: 4
Neutral: 4
Negative: 0
average reviews: 60%
Ratings:— Review By: MATTHEW CRIETH Site: Screenrant
As the unpredictability of war and geopolitical tactics zoom into central focus, Devotion excels when the truth comes out. With a heart-pounding score from composer Chanda Dancy, the movie transitions into a tense plot that carries the film forward, despite its semi-long runtime and glossy exterior. Stylized and cultured, Devotion soars when least expected and is brought to life by its talented ensemble cast. Read full review.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Ratings:— Review By Peter Debruge : Site: Variety
Devotion” takes place in 1950, but that mirror scene will undoubtedly resonate with contemporary audiences as well. Today, we talk of “microaggressions,” which is one way such barbs still manifest themselves. Before the civil rights movement, however, at a time when segregation was widely practiced in the United States, Brown would have taken such bigotry in full force. Read full review
Rating:
3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Ratings:— Review By Andy Howell : Site: filmthreat
This drama is about a real war, actual people, and things that matter. While it probably won’t make a billion dollars at the box office, for my money, a true story well told in a heartfelt way is invaluable and important. Read fullreview
Rating:
3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Ratings:— Review By: David Canfield Site: Variety
David CanfieldSep 17, 2022
Devotion is thoroughly well-executed, but it’s rousing when Majors gets to play outside the box and show you something new. Read full review
Rating:
3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Ratings:— Review By: Chris Evangelista Site: Slashfilm
Devotion is far more interested in what’s happening on earth rather than in the sky. It’s a character drama with occasional bursts of action, and while there’s certainly nothing wrong with that, the film ends up rather muddled. You can see the bones of something greater here, and Dillard remains a filmmaker worth paying attention to. Read full review
Rating:
3.0 out of 5 (Good)
Ratings:— Review By: Charles Bramesco Site: The Guardian
Training its crosshair on the ingrained prejudice of the military and the question of how well-meaning white allies can best support its undoing, the film compensates for relatively middling action set pieces with a stolid maturity. Read full review
Rating:
3.0 out of 5 (Good)
Ratings:— Review By: David Ehrlich Site: IndieWire
Devotion can be stiff and hackneyed at the best of times — it’s nothing if not a war movie that has seen too many other war movies — but it lifts a few inches off the ground whenever it locks in on the loneliness that Brown must have felt as he flew towards an aircraft carrier whose landing signal officer may have wanted him to crash, or soared in formation with people who might have been happy to shoot him down. Read full review
Rating:
3.0 out of 5 (Good)
Ratings:— Review By: Michael Rechtshaffen Site: Hollywood reporter
Sep 17, 2022
Strip away the IMAX scope, the booming score, and the flyboy swagger, however, and all that remains is a hollow shell of bland, beaten-down war movie tropes that leave Jonathan Majors to effectively fend for himself with his deeply-rooted lead portrayal of the first Black aviator in Navy history. Read full review
Rating:
3.0 out of 5 (Good)
Devotion Movie Details & Credits
Starring: Aleks Alifirenko Jr., Boone Platt, Christina Jackson, Daren Kagasoff, Emily Brinks, Glen Powell, Joe Jonas, Jonathan Majors, Joseph Cross, Logan Macrae, Matt Riedy, Nick Hargrove, Serinda Swan, Spencer Neville, Thomas Sadoski
Summary: Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.
Director: J.D. Dillard
Genre(s): Action, Drama, War
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 138 min
DEVOTION – Official Trailer (HD)