Not all it was cracked up to be.

Rating: 6/10 (8 May 1999)

This movie was, by far, the most overhyped movie of the year. It was out in theatres six months before I went and saw it, and for the most part I was unimpressed. It was just two very detailed battle sequences, with a mediocre story sandwiched in between. Mind you, those sequences were breathtaking, and disturbing. But The Thin Red Line had more of a lasting effect on me than this. This movie was far too long, two hours would have sufficed, it was overly patriotic, with a McGyver ending slapped on at the end.