Awe-inspiring

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2000)

I never have been so riveted to a movie as I was to "The Thin Red Line".
It seems to have also become a great divider among people with either it's great or it sucked/boring comments. It's becoming pointless to argue if it is a good movie or not. If you go in with the notion that Clooney or Penn will save the day and defeat the evil Japanese you'll no doubt be disappointed.
Can you imagine the guts (or lack of brains depending on what side of the fence your on) it took for Malik to have the actors he had assembled on this one and only show the big names for brief scenes? I also have to hand it to the studio heads for allowing this one to ever hit the theaters.
I have seen it 5 times now on DVD and still do not truly understand it but I still cannot believe how a film can grasp one's soul as this one does. Malick has entered new territory with The Thin Red Line and this will be a film that will be watched and appreciated for many years.