If you haven't seen the trailers and commercials, you'll likely find Hart's War a good waste of ten bucks.
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02/15/02
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Hart's War (2002)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:67
Rotten:49
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Well-made and solidly acted, Hart's War is modestly compelling. However, the movie suffers from having too many subplots.
Theatrical Release:Feb 15, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $19,003,827
Synopsis: Director Gregory Hoblit's debut feature was the tricky courtroom drama PRIMAL FEAR. With his fourth feature, HART'S WAR, Hoblit is back with another. This time the court is inside a WWII... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Vicellous Shannon
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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Reviews for Hart's War
A solid and satisfying World War II drama that cleverly commingles the conventions of POW camp adventures and military-courtroom whodunits.
02/15/02
Director Gregory Hoblit seems to be trying to remake all of Stanley Kramer's 'message' pictures in one movie.
02/15/02
A gripping and poignant movie about honor, duty and loss of innocence.
02/15/02
You'll get the enjoyable basic minimum. But not a whit more.
02/15/02
Top CriticMore or less self-destructs in a ridiculous last few minutes when it becomes a noble sacrifice-o-rama.
02/15/02
Top CriticAn earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say, the '60s.
02/15/02
Top Critic[T]he film never really engages...
02/15/02
A smart, complex drama.
02/15/02
As an actor's showcase, Hart's War has much to recommend it, even if the top-billed Willis is not the most impressive player. As a story of dramatic enlightenment, the screenplay by Billy Ray and Terry George leaves something to be desired.
02/15/02
Top Critic[S]turdy if uninspired...
02/15/02
[A] mediocre effort that doesn't really have anything new to say or explore, but is relatively easy enough to watch and should benefit from the current patriotic atmosphere in the country.
02/15/02
Hart's War contains a fatal structural flaw. A racially charged court-martial that takes up half the picture turns out to be a just a cover.
02/15/02
Top CriticHandsomely shot by Alar Kivilo for rough textures under leaden skies, this is one of those unusual films that can be macho yet not mindless.
02/15/02
The movie itself is far from disappointing, offering an original take on courtroom movies, a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star Bruce Willis.
02/15/02
...a modestly engaging film.
02/15/02
...a sluggish courtroom potboiler about racism, murder and due process.
02/15/02
Top CriticThe cinematic equivalent of three-dimensional chess.
02/15/02
Top CriticHart's War is good, even daring, and has everything going for it but the crackerjack ending the story begs for.
02/15/02
Watching this film, what we feel isn't mainly suspense or excitement. The dominant feeling is something like nostalgia.
02/15/02
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