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Summary: Entertaining, if not recycled...
Review: We've all seen this movie before. It's been done in different styles and with different talents, but the underlying roots are recycled and not-so-original. But if you can push that away, "Tears of the Sun" comes off as an overall decent film that manages to entertain one way or another. Bruce Willis plays a Navy S.E.A.L. Lieutenant who leads a band of men into war-torn Africa to extract an American doctor (Monica Bellucci) and a nun and a priest. When they arrive at the doctor's "mission," she refuses to leave her people behind. Willis disobeys direct orders from the big man on the carrier (Tom Selleck), and tells her she can bring them along to the extraction point. When they arrive, she realizes he lied to her. Feeling sorry for the Africans, Willis allows her to bring 12 people along. Skip forward a few chapters on your DVD player, and you'll see that they are being tracked by African soldiers on a rampage. If they don't make it out by a few days, they'll all be dead. Monica Bellucci's Dr. Kendrix is a whiny, arrogant person. Willis' character saves her life and disobeys direct orders many times. Just for her. But she still whines. One thing that got me was when Willis tells her they must keep moving because of enemy troops hot on their trail, but she says "We've been walking for thirty hours! We need rest!" Well, excuuuuuse me, but the stinkin' people wouldn't even BE THERE if it wasn't for Willis disobeying direct orders. Something's better than nothing, lady. But oh well, it's just a movie. Bruce Willis gives a fairly good lead in the film, but I can't help but feel that he seems tired. Maybe it's a sign of a great actor enveloping his weathered old S.E.A.L. LT. Or maybe it's just a tired-out actor. Time will tell. I suppose he'll be sleeping by the time "Die Hard 4: Die Hardest" starts filming. Monica Bellucci is a good choice for this film, mainly because she doesn't seem like someone who wouldn't be in Africa. I can't imagine what it would look like if, say, Willis had to rescue some beauty queen. "Stop running--I broke a nail!" Unlike films where the leading lady is running through stormy locations and still comes out with her hair-doo intact, Bellucci's hair becomes greasy and sweaty and her clothes get dirty. It's a bit more realistic than a film like this usually tries to be. Kudos there. But in the long run, "Tears of the Sun" is nothing extraordinarily special. It's good, and entertaining, but wait till video to see it. It's not worth flying out to the theater for. Although, as I write this, the film is already out on VHS and DVD. I guess I just got a late screening on this one.
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Summary: dont miss
Review: give it a chance,you will like it or hate it. It is a little thin on character motivation,but if you like action and do the right thing flicks, its pretty good.
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Summary: fullscreenwarrior
Review: All movies should come out in wide and full screen versions. My rateing for this movie is due to the wide screen version only. I am sure it is a great movie as Bruce Willis seems to do no wrong. He is one of the best!
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE
Review: I rented this movie thinking it to be something kind of like Black Hawlk Down. I WAS DEEPLY DISAPOINTED. This movies is pointless and stupid. You know all the previews you see on tv for it, all that action. Ya well, its in the movie but its at the very end for about five minutes. All i can say is DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE, DONT EVEN RENT IT.
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Summary: You'd have to serve to understand
Review: I wouldn't be suprised if those people who wrote negative reviews about this movie thought blackhawk down was a fictitional story. Sure this isn't a oscar-caliber tour de force, but it is a story about leadership and decisions. C'mon even though Waters is a highly-trained seal who has never failed a mission, does that mean that he'll never question an order? That he'll never defy his superior officers? Whether he's a SEAL or GI Joe, he's still human. People think that a soldier only follows orders and does as he's told, but there's more to it than that. As a soldier, especially as an officer, your job is to make decisions. There may come a time when you do have to go against the mission, orders or whatever. I believe Waters did the right thing in this situation. So why did he turn the choppers around? I think he realized that his greater mission is to serve humanity. And there have been instances all throughout history, written and unwritten, when soldiers have decided to do the right thing rather than the correct thing.
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Summary: a waste of time of money
Review: Tears of the sun is a waste of time and money. This was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. I would not recommend this thing to my dog. Who cares about... africa. This is the same [stuff] that has been going on there for a 1000 yrs. To make a movie about it was a waste of time and money.
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Summary: I could watch it again and again
Review: I am just a woman with no military experience. That said I found Tears of the Sun riveting. The characters had believable chemistry and unlike many other reviewers I found the entire movie to be packed with action as well as high emotional content.
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Summary: Example of command decisions while on the line
Review: As a person who has to make command decisions every time I go on duty I know where this movie is coming from. Those of you who sit in an office all day have no idea what it is like to be on the line. Having only seconds to make a choice of hundreds of possible outcomes. Knowing that your decision may haunt you for the rest of your life if you choose incorrectly. No, sometimes orders are not followed exactly. This is how life plays out sometimes, not perfect and not disney. In my opinion this story deserves ten stars!
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Summary: Outstanding Film
Review: This was an outstanding film that showed a tremendous performance by Bruce Willis and company. Tremendous amount of action and some mystery as to who the traitor was. Monica Belluci is gorgeous no matter what she wears and the story will make you cry in it's intesity. Truly a 5* movie !
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Summary: Action-packed war movie with love interest
Review: Very intertaining, suspenseful movie. Great acting (Bruce Willis is definitely in his element here) by both Monica Bellucci (who is absolutely gorgeous) and Willis. There are plenty of action sequences keeping you on the edge of your seat, without all the unnecessary gore. Take the time to see this one, it's definitely worth it!
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