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Dominican Rep. Tears of the Sun
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War. Action
Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the loyal veteran officer of a Navy S.E.A.L unit. When he's sent into the heart of Africa, the usually hard-bitten Waters finds himself deeply conflicted at having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience. Though a fictionalization, Tears of the Sun deals with the gritty realism of human conflict as Lt. Waters travels to war-torn central Africa to rescue Dr. Lena ... [+]
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"Left wing? Right wing? Center? Who cares, as long as Bruce Willis is saving the world" | ||
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"This is one of those pictures that unavoidably becomes part of the zeitgeist due to its coincidental arrival at a precise moment in history when its themes play into current events." | ||
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"Fairly entertaining and often exciting" | ||
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"'Tears of the Sun' is not a great movie, but it is satisfying, and represents an example of accomplished filmmaking" | ||
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"What pushes it above mediocrity is that it ends better than it begins" | ||
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"Handsomely made, well-meaning but finally frustrating and unsatisfying" | ||
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"There's a fine line dividing Hollywood tradition and overly manipulative junk, and Tears of the Sun crosses it." | ||
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Director Antoine Fuqua can stage action, but he can't save a trivializing, reactionary script featuring a Hollywood star (read America) as a global savior" |
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