Rating of
3/4
Needed Time to Get the Right Footing
Franz Patrick - wrote on 09/22/08
The movie started off a little too slow for my liking but it got so much more interesting during the second half so I am ultimately recommending it. Before the half-way point, I didn’t see the point of the movie because it seemed like the story was going nowhere. I mean, the Special-Ops team, led by Bruce Willis, had a plan and all but none of it was actually executed right away because there were too many scenes where the people being rescued were shown crying and saying goodbye. That said, there were also too many scenes where the filmmakers tried to make the audience care. I feel like they didn’t need to do that because we can see what was happening; most audiences will care, whether they like it or not, when they see refugees trying to escape from murdering rebels. Most critics didn’t like the fact that toward the end the film took the “Hollywood” path and had a typical war action sequences. I liked it because it’s a complete opposite of the first half. There was a huge build-up throughout the movie and if those action sequences didn’t happen, it would have been a big disappointment. Also, kudos to Bruce Willis for keeping me engaged. Just looking at him makes me feel like his character has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Overall, this is not a good movie at first glance, but once it reaches the middle portion, it functions on a whole other level.
