A film with potential that fails miserably.

Rating: 3/10 (16 January 1999)

I was very excited about THE THIN RED LINE when I first heard about its release. However, after seeing it, I've come to the conclusion that it is not a film. It's not even a collection of images. It's nothing. This film, for its three hour length, and countless random "poetic," shots eventually failed to install anything in me. I didn't even know if it was anti-war or not. For those of you familiar with the writer James Joyce, THE THIN RED LINE reminded me of something that Joyce would have come up with if he was on acid! The only award that this film should even BEGIN to be considered for is Best Cinematography. If it wins any other award, than I am dropping out of film school and becoming a bum on the streets...better that than be caught up in an industry that doesn't understand the difference between quality and garbage.