Harrison's Flowers
An implausible plot doesn't preventHarrison's Flowersfrom being a  harrowing and moving depiction of the cost of war. Andie MacDowell stars  as Sarah Lloyd, the wife of a photojournalist reported lost in the 1991  civil war raging between ethnic divisions in the former Yugoslavia. Refusing  to believe her husband is dead, Sarah flies to Austria and then drives  into the heart of the war, where she teams up with other photographers  (Adrien Brody and Brendan Gleeson), who help her find a small town where  her husband was last seen--while all around them rages one of the most  horrific conflicts of the late 20th century. The story is barely credible,  but the depiction of the war itself is stunning, and the depiction of the  lives of photojournalists--partly thrill-seeking voyeurs, partly  truth tellers--is complex and compelling. Though MacDowell isn't a great  actress, all the performances are solid, and Brody is outstanding.--Bret Fetzer