An average movie

I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Bruce Willis, I thought I should check it out. Basically, like most of the movies directed by Gregory Hoblit ('Untraceable', 'Fracture, 'Frequency', 'Fallen', 'Primal Fear'), the directing was solid, there was some decent acting and the plot definitely had some potential but the end-result just didn't deliver the goods. This time, he combined a typical POW flick like for 'The Great Escape' with a trial movie. It was definitely an intriguing mix but, as usual, Hoblit instead of the developping the charaters or the plot, ended up the whole thing with some rather annoying and uninteresting twist. Still, like I said before, it is rather well made and there is a pretty cool cast (Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser, Adrian Grenier, Sam Worthington). It was actually Colin Farrell's 2nd feature following his breaktrough performance in 'Tigerland' and it was definitely an improvement on the terrible 'American Outlaws'. To conclude, it is rather decent war flick and it is still definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.


6/10