Nothing special, but a good get away war/courtroom pic

Rating: 6/10 (24 February 2002)

(Possible Spoilers Ahead)
Hart's War tells the story of Lt. Hart (Colin Farrell, not Bruce Willis as some might assume), who gets imprisoned after getting set up on a drive through outside Berlin. He's put on a train and sent to Stalag 6-A, where a Colonel McNamara (this is Willis) is the leader of the other soldier/inmates. Soon though, two black soldiers are in the camp (one Terrence Howard), much to the dismay of one of the soldiers. And even sooner enough, the white racist officer is dead, and the black man is put on trial for the murder but it could be just a frame for something bigger Willis has up his sleeve.
Not much war action, but when it comes it's adequate, performances with much capability by Howard, Farrell and sometimes Willis depending on how stone-wallish he looks, and a well realized plot. Flaws are spotted however, in the form of slight unbelievability in the set ups these soldiers have in moving around the camp/escape attempts and other things in general. In total, passable and watchable ww2 fare. Grade: B