Tears of the Sun R

He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them.
Tears of the Sun
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 58 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Originally Released: 2003
  • Label: Sony Pictures

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 119,694
Rating: B- -- ...an unapologetic paean to the nobility of the American foot solider.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jan 29, 2005
Rating: 2/5 -- The movie regales us with the heroics of a (mostly) white American platoon picking off anonymous black savages. Full Review
eFilmCritic.com
Sep 23, 2007
Rating: 1/4 -- Fuqua ... can stage action, but he can't save a trivializing, reactionary script featuring a Hollywood star (read America) as a global savior.
Rolling Stone
Mar 12, 2003
The movie's noble aspirations are clear--Bosnia and Rwanda were obviously on the filmmakers' minds--yet it's hopelessly steeped in stale Hollywood action conventions. Full Review
Newsweek
Mar 8, 2018
Rating: 2/5 -- A huge screaming bore of a war flick with a big plate of pretentiousness on the side. Full Review
DVDTalk.com
May 28, 2005
It has a rare attention to detail and a strong sense of place. Full Review
The Spectator
Jan 31, 2018
...[Fuqua] knows how to stage a skirmish in the foliage so that each leaf glistens with waxy moonlit peril...and he makes gripping use of silence...
Entertainment Weekly
Mar 14, 2003

Product Description:

Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) and his elite team of Navy SEALS have their work cut out for them when they are dispatched to war-torn Nigeria with orders to rescue an American citizen, Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci). The mission is pretty cut and dry except for one glitch: Dr. Kendricks will have to abandon the natives to whom she has been providing healthcare and those that work in the mission where her rudimentary hospital is located. Of course, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave without her people, forcing Lt. Waters to choose between completing his orders as directed or putting the lives of his men on the line by helping the refugees cross the border to Cameroon on foot. To complicate matters, the group is being pursued by militant guerillas who destroy everything in their path. Willis is in top DIE HARD form as Lt. Waters, a touch-as-nails military man who confronts his conscience and makes decisions that surprise even him as he finds himself influenced by the stubborn Dr. Kendricks. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY), this film offers an enlightening and disturbing look at the conditions that permeate war-torn countries.

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  • Sales Rank: 130,653
  • UPC: 043396097513
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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