Jim: The James Foley Story
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: August 8, 2016
- Originally Released: 2016
- Label: Film Rise
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Directed by | Brian Oakes |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: 6/10 --
That personal stories become entangled in these others, so much louder and more violent and overbearing than any individual's can be, you're struck by the need for more: more storytelling and more visibility, more doors opened and more lessons shared.
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PopMatters
To the documentary's credit it makes it clear from the beginning that this will not be a sensationalized hagiography of the 40-year-old murdered journalist.
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UR Chicago Magazine
Rating: 3/5 --
Well-meaning, sobering, but imperfect.
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Empire Magazine
Rating: 3/5 --
A heartfelt, if slightly unreflective tribute to Foley, focusing on the strength he drew from his family and faith, although his private life and relationships are not touched on, and it does not provide an analytical context for Foley's work.
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Guardian
Rating: 4/5 --
[Jim] tries not to dwell on the end, insisting instead that we get to know its tragic subject.
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Irish Times
Rating: 3/5 --
A deeply personal film that's often moving, Jim: The James Foley Story is a documentary that nonetheless falls short of greatness by virtue of the blind loyalty it demonstrates towards its subject.
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Times (UK)
Rating: 3/5 --
There is grief and bafflement at the heart of this affecting documentary, reflecting on the life of journalist James Foley,
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Independent (UK)
Description by OLDIES.com:
A look at the life of journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and became the first American citizen to be killed by the terrorist group ISIS. Friends, family and professional colleagues share their recollections of him in this documentary.
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- Sales Rank: 72,210
- UPC: 889290931276
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