| Review Date: Director: Terrence Malick Writer: Terrence Malick Producers: Robert Geisler, Grant Hill, John Roberdeau Actors: Nick Nolte Sean Penn Elias Koteas Jim Caviezel Ben Chaplin Adrien Brody |
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Acting-wise, this movie is rock-solid, with the lesser named actors pulling off the best gigs, as Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody, Ben Chaplin and Elias Koteas stole the show from the rest of the big names. Within the better known clique, Nick Nolte jerked off an effective Colonel Tall, with his grimy impression of a man who lived to bark out orders and thrived on adversity. And if you’re actually thinking of checking into this movie, in the hopes of seeing your favorite actor, John Travolta or George Clooney, in action, then I suggest you think thrice about your move, cause they respectively carry five and one minute screen times in this ocular air-wafer. All in all, I would say that this film is a visual pearl caught up in a masturbatory web of overly-profound drivel, which is meant to stimulate the mind, but ultimately stretches itself too long, and into indifference. Having said that, the first couple of hours are pretty good, notably the tense-filled “battle for the hill”, and actors solid. So if you’re in the mood for Kierkegaard, I guess this movie might be your prescribed trip, as long as you don’t forget to bring your weed, beret and “thinker” glasses 🙂