well known actors should not attempt a foreign accent...

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2002)

Nicholas Cage and his so fake accent really made this film worse than it really was. From other reviews I've read, I was expecting a really boring, awful film. While not that exciting, it wasn't as bad as I expected. The movie was definitely too long. The last 20 minutes I just kept looking at the clock. I will give it credit for having some beautiful outside shots of the ocean and landscape.

(SLIGHT SPOILERS): And they didn't have to have some little happy ending either. It was so silly how they just added a couple of grey streaks on the side of Cage's hair to show that several years had passed. And once again,Penelope Cruz does a below average acting job. She is just annoying to watch. And had no chemistry with either Cage or Bale. And Bale, who is usually good, doesn't have much to work with here.
And I had a real problem about someone getting shot multiple times, then with no antibiotics and few medical supplies, they still survive even after they had been left for dead hours before being found. No way does he fully recover from that like they show in the movie.

FINAL VERDICT: Very minor war scenes. More of an unoriginal love story with bad acting but beautiful scenery.