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The General's Daughter (1999)

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22

Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 69

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

17

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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54

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 52,168

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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,

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Christopher Bertolini

Dec 14, 1999

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All Critics (102) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (70) | 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
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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In terms of tone, the film is all over the map.

November 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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A lurid mess, a Southern gumbo simmering in Gothic cliche.

May 11, 2001 | Comment (1)
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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A middling, so-so thriller.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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The General's Daughter is a well-made thriller with a lot of good acting.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The overriding tone is soggy. About the only thing that's crisp in this movie is the way everybody salutes.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Magazine
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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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
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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

March 9, 2004
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

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

March 9, 2004
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
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online
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
Ron Wells
Film Threat
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The Generals Daughter is a great mystery thriller and one of my favourite John Travolta movies. The movie is loaded with great talent that produce really good performances. Travolta and Stowe have great chemistry in this. The story was a great mystery. The secrets revealed in this story is sickening and really broke my heart for Elisabeth Campbell. To have her father brush away what happened to her and tell her to forget had me fuming. It is not something one could forget and brush off. It was disturbing and gut wrenching watching what happened to her. The movie is one of the better mystery thrillers I have ever seen. A must see in my opinion.
August 9, 2009
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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 C. at West Point. He uncovers many cover ups and soon discovers that the C.O's daughter wasn't all that she seemed to be. Though a good film, I thought that The General's Daughter could have used a bit more story to the subject matter because here you have a story that is almost flat at times. However theres some good twists and good thrills to be had watching this film. The film is good, but it's nothing terrific. The acting is fairly well delivered, James Cromwell and James Woods are terrific and even John Travolta is good here, but his performance is at times uneven. The film is nothing spectacular in terms of a Thriller, but it has many good things going for it that will surely entertain the viewer. The General's Daughter is an average Thriller with above average acting, it has the potential to be a great Thriller, but it doesn't quit get there. However the film is bound to give you a few thrills as you follow Paul Brenner uncover the truth of the murder in the film. An entertain film that could have been better.
May 13, 2011
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