felix-wyderka A rather less exciting drama that takes a long time to take off. The movies main plot line kicks in after 45-50 mins that is way to late for a drama such as this. Additionally I have toe say that there is never any real tension or excitement to a rather weak and obvious story with very few twists. The only thing that warrants the score of 6/10 is the acting by Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci who both deliver solid performances and the cinematography with some great aerial shots of forests and exotic nature. An experienced director such as Antoine Fuqua should've made more of this story. He knows how to draw attention to his actors and focus on the important plot points. Unfortunately that is not is not enough in this movie with this rather weak plot. In conclusion we can say that "Tears of the Sun" is a rather weak drama that mostly lives from the good acting and it's even better camera work.

Leofwine_draca I've always had a penchant for films set in the jungle, and TEARS OF THE SUN makes excellent use of some sweaty jungle locales in its story of US soldiers battling Nigerian rebels. It's a story of human drama masquerading as a war movie, and action lovers will be disappointed as all of the gun battles are saved for the (admittedly spectacular) last half hour. Before then we get a film based on real-life events that runs the gamut of emotions, from courage to anger, fear to bravery and everything in between.It's nothing new, but benefits from some superb acting from the assembled cast members: Bruce Willis, as silent and stern as ever, acts with just his eyes for the most part and gets the viewer totally on-side; Monica Bellucci is utterly beautiful and tough as the doctor working against the odds, and the rest of the American soldiers are also brilliant – including Cole Hauser as a tough cookie and Tom Skerritt as a grizzled veteran. Well-shot, well directed, and with plenty of story and emotion to keep it going, at first glance this might be typical gung-ho adventure stuff but it's much more. It's got heart and conscience and it never disappoints despite the lengthy running time. A solid thriller.

SnoopyStyle Nigeria is in a state of chaos after a coupe. Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) and his team are sent to rescue Doctors Without Borders physician Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), a priest and two nuns. Kendricks refuses to leave the helpless villagers behind. The priest and the nuns stay behind, while Waters leads everybody on a walk to Cameroon. The Catholic mission is destroyed and everybody is massacred. Waters kidnaps Kendricks away on the helicopters while leaving the refugees behind. However when they fly over the destroyed village, Waters decides to return to help lead the villagers to safety. The group is relentlessly pursued by the rebel army.It's a functional drama that devolves into a blow-em-up action movie. It works as the former but not really the latter. The exodus is nightmarish and the massacres are brutal. I like the savagery because it fits the situation. Kendricks is way too naive. Bellucci is doing too much melodramatic acting. It would be much better to have a younger actress so her naivety wouldn't be so glaring. Willis is able to pull it back by giving the movie its reserved intensity. The Hawaiian jungle looks great and is a good substitute. The final battle is too big and too bombastic. Not only is it too unrealistic but it also takes away the grittiness of the rest of the movie. It's a lot of overdramatized unreasonable action. Dropping a few bombs on a mass of troops wouldn't kill them all, and it's highly doubtful that this 3rd world border has an insurmountable fence.

dushyant01 The story is set around a very important topic of our times - ethnic cleansing and war torn Africa. Stellar cast raise the expectations from the flick.However the weaving of the story and script writing could have been a lot better. Instead one has to satisfy with just the vivid action sequences and use of expensive war crafts. Some efforts into direction could have taken the movie to another level. Some glaring inconsistencies put off an average viewer even before the exciting twists emerge.Overall it gives a feeling of wastage of great cast and even greater theme.