Good Hollywood Stuff

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2002)

This is a classical Hollywood movie. Several books and movies have been lately dedicated to the WWII events in Greece, the Resistance and the 'soft' Italian occupation. This is one of the best. All cliches are in place, but the film is well acted, the story is well told, in a simple and sensible manner, and the landscape of the Greek islands, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, does the rest. Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz are excellent, John Hurt is even better in his role a la Zorba. I did not have too many expectation from this movie, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I will. 8/10 on my personal scale.