A waste of film

Rating: 1/10 (6 March 1999)

I just saw this movie today and I was sorry to see that it was such a monumental bore. I was NOT expecting an action packed war movie. I WAS expecting a movie with a plot and/or character development. I would like to mention some of the great performances, but I couldn't tell who was who. Was Caviezel the guy on the island at the beginning? The only person I could recognize was Nolte and sometimes Sean Penn. Everyone else looked the same. The cameos only took away from the movie. The cinematography was wonderful and Sean Penn gave the best possible performance for what he had to work with. Unfortunately, nothing could redeem this film for me. Within an hour and a half the theater was almost empty. I'm just sorry to see it get a best picture nomination over films such as Central Station, A Simple Plan and The Truman Show.