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The General's Daughter (1999)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 88
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 68

Contrived performances and over-the-top sequences offer little real drama.

Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 20

Contrived performances and over-the-top sequences offer little real drama.

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A murder on a military base unearths a netherworld of corruption in this thriller based on the novel by Nelson DeMille. General Joe Campbell (James Cromwell) is a respected military leader with a flawless reputation; he's due to retire from the Army soon and is headed for a Vice-Presidential nomination. However, Campbell finds himself in both a personal and political crisis when his daughter is brutally murdered. Captain Elizabeth Campbell (Leslie Stefanson) was beautiful, intelligent,

R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Simon West

Written By: Christopher Bertolini

In Theaters: Jun 18, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Dec 14, 1999

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

John Travolta
Paul Brenner
Madeleine Stowe
Sara Sunhill
James Cromwell
Gen. Joe Campbell
Timothy Hutton
Col. Kent
Leslie Stefanson
Elisabeth Campbell
Daniel von Bargen
Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams III
Col. George Fowler
James Woods
Col. Moore
Peter Weireter
Belling
Mark Boone Jr.
Elkins
John Beasley
Col. Slesinger
Boyd Kestner
Captain Elby
Brad Beyer
Bransford
John Benjamin Hickey
Capt. Goodson
Rick Dial
Cal Seiver
Ariyan Johnson
PFC Robbins
John Frankenheimer
Gen. Sonnenberg

Critic Reviews for The General's Daughter

All Critics (99) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (69) | DVD (20)

No doubt about it, to divulge the plot would spoil the experience -- you'll be shocked to discover, and maybe even surprised to learn, just how lame the damn thing really is.

April 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

In terms of tone, the film is all over the map.

November 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Top Critic

A lurid mess, a Southern gumbo simmering in Gothic cliche.

May 11, 2001 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

A middling, so-so thriller.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

A good generic movie, with a well-crafted screenplay, solid direction and engaging performances from leads John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News

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Philip Wuntch

Dallas Morning News

Top Critic

Tired, uninspired.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Julie Hinds

San Jose Mercury News

Top Critic

Do the filmmakers think we're morons? We're certainly treated as such, right from the beginning.

February 13, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Compelling viewing because of the tight-lipped, bull-headed performance by John Travolta in a starring role.

March 9, 2004 Comment

Bruce Kirkland

Jam! Movies

Effective enough as a thriller and an indictment of sexism in its most brutal form.

March 9, 2004 Comment

Randall King

Jam! Movies

an absurd, frequently offensive exploitation piece that's likely to take a place on many Ten Worst of 1999 lists.

July 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Travolta is trying a little too hard here, and it shows.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

This may be the most gratuitous film I've seen this year.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Ron Wells

Film Threat

You know that thin line between disturbing and morbid? The General's Daughter tramples it into dust.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

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Margaret A. McGurk

Cincinnati Enquirer

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The General's Daughter is an interesting Thriller, but ends up being a fairly average one at best. The film has a decent enough cast starring in it. Overall the film is an average piece of cinema that delivers decent thrills as the main character played by John Travolta seeks to uncover the truth about the murder of a

May 13, 2011

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

This film condemns the U.S. army's stance of superiority, Independence, secrecy and the overall idea that they are above the law, and in some respects films that support that notion and fly under the notion of patriotism - so it's quite confusing that visually, it's got all the same styling and same tricks as those

November 11, 2010

Anthony Lawrie

Super Reviewer

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