Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner, Charles Ingram, Fionnula Flanagan
Director:
Antoine Fuqua
Writer:
Patrick Cirillo, Malcolm Clarke, Alex Lasker, Robe
Plot:
Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the leader of a Navy SEAL unit sent to a remote section of war-stricken Nigeria to save an American woman, Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), who runs a mission there. But when Waters arrives, he finds that Kendricks won't leave — she wants him to escort the refugees she cares for out of the hostile territory as well.
Release:
07 Mar, 2003
Movie Reviews
"Despite a few moments of heavy-handed sentimentality, overall Tears of the Sun shines....." -- E! Online ( Read Review )
"There's a fine line dividing Hollywood tradition and overly manipulative junk, and "Tears of the Sun" crosses it....." -- Salon ( Read Review )
"It's a mediocre movie because director Antoine Fuqua can't decide if he wants to shuck off the clichés of mainstream filmic storytelling or embrace them....." -- Reel.com ( Read Review )
"Undermined by Bruce Willis's one-note performance and its own unresolved political underpinnings …...." -- TV Guide ( Read Review )