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Well Deserved Praise
pointyfilippa
The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Teddie Blake
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Tayyab Torres
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
d-calder888
One of the best depictions of what it's really like in a civil war in Africa, I remember Rwanda on the news and that was horrendous, this movie doesn't push it that far or it would have been R rated, the actors done a great job of depicting the struggle between what's right and orders. 9/10
besherat
" Tears of the Sun " .A good movie, in my opinion. The seemingly simple story, turned into a war drama, full of uncertain events and the emotional moments, which effectively link the action through the Nigerian jungle, through a civil war that has claimed a lot of unnecessary casualties.
Good film for action films, which I don't like a lot.Movie also have a little stupid, American fittings, "we are good guys and rescue some black people there". Bruce Willis make face like a real dangerous guy, Monica Bellucci wasn't fastened her shirt in all film, which was a nice movie scene
wrathofvengeance
In my mind, very few war movies have what it takes to depict the deadliness and sharp minded honed warrior psychology of an elite killing machine. This movie is more than just a war movie, it's a testament to hunters of the shadows, to demons in your sleep, it lends a vision into United States Navy SEALs that wait in the waters edge as you fetch a basket by the river or who keenly train their eyes on your movements in the dark green fizzled hue of night vision optics. It's got that....aurora about it. A mysticism surrounding the modern elite. When these modern elite are sent into the jungles of Africa their mission is simple; ascertain a western doctor in a feel good near Yolingo and bring her back to the extraction point. Things don't turn out as they seem, and so this SEAL team is forced to hike to the nearest extraction with more than what they bargained for. Hot on their tails are an entire rebel army, who vigorously peruse the SEAL team through rain, wind and weather. What follows is perhaps the coolest depiction of jungle combat, clandestine ops and hidden concealment. Tears of the Sun, a classic in its own right.
felix-wyderka
A rather less exciting drama that takes a long time to take off. The movies main plot line kicks in after 45-50 mins that is way to late for a drama such as this. Additionally I have toe say that there is never any real tension or excitement to a rather weak and obvious story with very few twists. The only thing that warrants the score of 6/10 is the acting by Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci who both deliver solid performances and the cinematography with some great aerial shots of forests and exotic nature. An experienced director such as Antoine Fuqua should've made more of this story. He knows how to draw attention to his actors and focus on the important plot points. Unfortunately that is not is not enough in this movie with this rather weak plot. In conclusion we can say that "Tears of the Sun" is a rather weak drama that mostly lives from the good acting and it's even better camera work.
