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Contrived performances and over-the-top sequences offer little real drama.
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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. Apr 25, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Rick Groen
In terms of tone, the film is all over the map. Nov 6, 2002 | Full Review…
In terms of tone, the film is all over the map.
Jeff Strickler
A lurid mess, a Southern gumbo simmering in Gothic cliche. May 11, 2001
A lurid mess, a Southern gumbo simmering in Gothic cliche.
Peter Travers
A middling, so-so thriller. Feb 14, 2001 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A middling, so-so thriller.
Kenneth Turan
The General's Daughter is an overheated thriller populated by actors who far outclass the material. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4
The General's Daughter is an overheated thriller populated by actors who far outclass the material.
Susan Stark
There's a line at which a movie stops being about something nasty and becomes one more example of the nastiness it's supposedly condemning. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
There's a line at which a movie stops being about something nasty and becomes one more example of the nastiness it's supposedly condemning.
Mick LaSalle
Do the filmmakers think we're morons? We're certainly treated as such, right from the beginning. Feb 13, 2008 | Rating: 0/5 | Full Review…
Do the filmmakers think we're morons? We're certainly treated as such, right from the beginning.
Rob Gonsalves
Compelling viewing because of the tight-lipped, bull-headed performance by John Travolta in a starring role. Mar 9, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Compelling viewing because of the tight-lipped, bull-headed performance by John Travolta in a starring role.
Bruce Kirkland
Effective enough as a thriller and an indictment of sexism in its most brutal form. Mar 9, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Effective enough as a thriller and an indictment of sexism in its most brutal form.
Randall King
an absurd, frequently offensive exploitation piece that's likely to take a place on many Ten Worst of 1999 lists. Jul 2, 2003 | Full Review…
an absurd, frequently offensive exploitation piece that's likely to take a place on many Ten Worst of 1999 lists.
James Sanford
Travolta is trying a little too hard here, and it shows. Feb 8, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Travolta is trying a little too hard here, and it shows.
John R. McEwen
This may be the most gratuitous film I've seen this year. Dec 8, 2002 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…
This may be the most gratuitous film I've seen this year.
Ron Wells
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.
Super Reviewer
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.
A film that warmed up nicely into an ok military Thriller. Particularly liked James Woods in this, who does occasionally show a glimpse of brilliance. Although a very different storyline, there were, I felt, reminders of ?A few good Men? in the theme. An interesting film that?s worthy of a watch and one of Travolta?s better films.
A thriller that achieves what it sets out to do. The cast are all very strong, and add a bit of credence to a fairly overblown plot. Woods and Travolta have some excellent dialogues together, and even the forced flirtation between Stowe and Travolta has the lines delivered well between scenes of a rape investigation. It's another military themed film that attacks the military for it's "all for one" attitude, and also addresses issues of women in the military. West is a master of thrills, and this sits up there with Con Air for pure Hollywood escapism.
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