Tears of the Sun
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Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Tears of the Sun as a visually polished but hollow war film, faulting a thin screenplay that undercuts its own moral ambitions. Audiences were considerably more forgiving, suggesting the film's emotional weight and Bruce Willis's stoic presence connected more on a gut level than on an intellectual one. The divide between critical disdain and audience warmth is perhaps the most interesting thing about its legacy.
“Tears of the Sun is a film constructed out of rain, cinematography and the face of Bruce Willis. These materials are sufficient to build a film almost as good as if there had been a better screenplay.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the result is hardly a subtle film, but it has a stronger sense of combat's real costs and consequences than more sensationalistic pictures like Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers provide.”
David Sterritt·Christian Science Monitor
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Antoine FuquaDirector
Bruce WillisLieutenant A.K. Waters
Monica BellucciDr. Lena Fiore Kendricks
Cole HauserJames 'Red' Atkins
Eamonn WalkerEllis 'Zee' Pettigrew
Johnny MessnerKelly Lake
Nick ChinlundMichael 'Slo' Slowenski
Tom SkerrittCaptain Bill Rhodes
Akosua BusiaPatience
Peter MensahTerwase
Malick BowensColonel Idris Sadick
Chad SmithJason 'Flea' Mabry
Charles IngramDemetrius 'Silk' Owens
Lisa GerrardComposer
Hans ZimmerComposer
Mauro FioreCinematographyTears of the Sun
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Tears of the Sun as a visually polished but hollow war film, faulting a thin screenplay that undercuts its own moral ambitions. Audiences were considerably more forgiving, suggesting the film's emotional weight and Bruce Willis's stoic presence connected more on a gut level than on an intellectual one. The divide between critical disdain and audience warmth is perhaps the most interesting thing about its legacy.
“Tears of the Sun is a film constructed out of rain, cinematography and the face of Bruce Willis. These materials are sufficient to build a film almost as good as if there had been a better screenplay.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the result is hardly a subtle film, but it has a stronger sense of combat's real costs and consequences than more sensationalistic pictures like Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers provide.”
David Sterritt·Christian Science Monitor
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Antoine FuquaDirectorBruce WillisLieutenant A.K. WatersMonica BellucciDr. Lena Fiore KendricksCole HauserJames 'Red' AtkinsEamonn WalkerEllis 'Zee' PettigrewJohnny MessnerKelly LakeNick ChinlundMichael 'Slo' SlowenskiTom SkerrittCaptain Bill RhodesAkosua BusiaPatiencePeter MensahTerwaseMalick BowensColonel Idris SadickChad SmithJason 'Flea' MabryCharles IngramDemetrius 'Silk' OwensLisa GerrardComposerHans ZimmerComposerMauro FioreCinematographyStream
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