slightly off

Rating: 4/10 (13 January 2010)

the first malick film i saw was New World - and was blown away - left thinking that there ARE some in Hollywood who have an "artists soul".
BUT i just caught Thin Red Line from VHS thrift store. And was "turned off" by the ridiculously cruel and inaccurate portrayal of Japanese soldiers. I only tend to visit the comments section of IMDb when something really feels "off". thank you to the commentators who articulated my "off" feeling for me. I guess I'm not the only one. I worked on Clint Eastwood's film Letters from Iwo Jima (aka Red Sun, Black Sand) - in which the Japanese soldiers ACCURATELY committed suicide rather than be taken alive.
And yes, unfortunately "the poetry" did begin to get tedious.
that being said... Nick Nolte was superb! Penn superb! And yes, Jim Caveizel superb! as well, there were some impressive performances from "lesser known" guys.