better than Apocalypse Now

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 1999)

The Thin Red Line is Terrence Mallick's return after a twenty year absence to film making. The acting was one of the best things about the film, a superb performance by Jim Caviezel and Ben Chaplin. Nick Nolte was out standing, and it's a pity not one of these men was given a nomination at the Oscars. In fact the film was snubbed at last weeks ceremony, and should have easily won best adapted screenplay. I'll give it ten out of ten because it was the best film of the year.