A great performance by Colin Farrell

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2002)

Even though Bruce Willis is the "big name" in this film he is not the pivotal character. Colin Farrell turns in a wonderful performance as Lt. Thomas Hart. He is very believable in this role and, hopefully, this will lead to many more roles for this talented young actor.
Lt. Hart is a complicated young man. He goes through trials and tribulations and comes out more aware. He is not a perfect character by any means as you will find out. Even though Hart's character is called into play you still feel an affinity for this soldier.
I would recommend anyone see this movie. Bruce Willis, while not my favorite actor, does provide a very capable performance. It is very easy to dislike his character as the scenes play themselves out. Without saying too much, he does redeem himself in the end.
My only complaint about the movie is that it builds to a wonderful crescendo only to wrap itself up in too short a time. There needed to be more time spent telling the end of the story. It almost felt as if the ending was an afterthought.
Go see this movie if for no other reason than to check out the perfomance of Colin Farrell. I believe we will see more of this talented actor and look forward to it.