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Tears
Of The Sun
Release Date:
March 7, 2003
Studio: Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Alex Lasker, Patrick Cirillo
Starring: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Tom
Skerritt, Paul Francis, Fionnula Flanagan, Eamonn Walker, Johnny
Messner, Charles Ingram, Chad Smith, Malick Bowens, Akosua Busia,
Nick Chinlund, Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, Peter Menseh
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: R (for strong war violence, some brutality and
language)
Official Website: SonyPictures.com
Plot Summary: 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. Lt. Waters travels to
war-torn Nigeria to rescue Dr. Lena Kendricks (Bellucci), a U.S.
citizen who runs a mission in the countryside. But when Lt. Waters
arrives Dr. Kendricks refuses to abandon the refugees under her
care. She implores Waters to escort them on a dangerous trek through
the dense jungle to the nearby border of Cameroon. During the
journey, the S.E.A.Ls find themselves the unwitting guardians of a
man sought by the rebel militia. This further endangers their
already hazardous mission. But all the while it strengthens resolve
to protect Lena -- for whom he has unexpectedly developed feelings
-- and the refugees, and to deliver them safely across the border.
Review by Peter Veugelaers © 2003
- Better than a cheese royale: buy one while its hot
The African nation Nigeria is
beset with civil unrest in Tears of the Sun. The rise of a
dictator in the country where democracy is challenged by rebel
factions sets the scene for a Navy Seals Lieutenant on a mission to
bring back to America an aid nurse who is helping victims of the war
in a village.
Lt. Waters (Willis) is
commanded by his captain (Skerritt) to bring out Dr Kendricks (Bellucci)
from the village, but she refuses to go until all her patients are
permitted to exit past the border into neighboring country
Cameroon.....more
Review By: Michael Larson
- Who said they don't make em like they used to?
This movie is entertaining and
compelling almost all the way through. With a message very relevant
for the world in 2003 - a cowardly world willing to do nothing about
terrorists and mass murderers. You can also be sure the Hollywood
liberal America-bashers will not like this movie. To be
sure there are things to dislike about this movie, but nowhere near
as many as the average reviewer would have you believe.
Bruce Willis is one of those
actors who is almost always a big draw for audiences. He will be
trying to make this his 14th movie to make over $100 million in
worldwide box office. That's quite a track record which will
probably not be continued in this movie which has an incredible
chance to make a statement but in the end breaks down into typical
action fare when it could have done much better.....more
"The
only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do
nothing"
--Edmunde Burke
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