A thin tad too long.

Rating: Null/10 (6 March 2000)

Having read James Jones novel The Thin Red Line and finding it the weakest of his trilogy (From Here To Eternity, The Thin Red Line & Whistle) I wasn't expecting much from this film. For a war picture it tends to drag in many spots, is too long and the message isn't always clear as to what the director is trying to tell his audience. The filming of the combat scenes are good however. John Travolta cast as an Army General is almost laughable. He would have fit in as that character in Spielbergs `1941' but not here. Likewise George (Yes it's me girls in BDU's no less, aren't I handsome?) Clooney makes an appearance for no other apparent reason but to add another well known name to the cast. It's not overall a bad picture but had it been not quite so long would have been better.