Benedito Dias Rodrigues Strong and intriguing plot based on a novel,how the whole facts were inside the US Army probably the writer inspired in something alike that should happened in the past..and the picture works and hold you for a clever screenplay,the main cast carry on the story as good thriller,intense for a type of a so daring subject...Travolta delivery all as top billing actor and James Woods has a great performance and the unexpected stand the audience until to the final!!! Resume: First watch: 2001 / How many: 2 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7

gfparreira The plot movie captures the spectator, it is well arranged. But the performances are reasonable and it lacks continuity. I had a good time watching, the action scenes are well filmed. The music and scenarios are also good. Is shows very well how American armed forces are from inside and use a subject very present nowadays.

ZielinskiMichal321 When you see such a polarisation of opinions on a book or a film, you actually see a good work because it is making people think. This movie does that and yes, provokes violent extremes in how people perceive it. Yeah, John's accent stinks big time, but he gives one of the best performances of his career. Stowe is always beautiful to watch, an elegant actress that be oh so feminine and yet have a strong will and a mind of her own. She shines in a role that often gives her little to work with speaking of her radiant talent. Timothy Hutton is as always, a superb actor (Tim your Daddy would be very proud of you!! James Woods - what can you say - you love him or you hate him, but he is one of the best around and he gives a moving performance and the person with the secrets Travolta needs. James Cromwell is finally getting the recognition and the roles he deserves and does his very best in another unlikeable role, bringing it little nuances of a man caught between loving his daughter and the higher calling of military honour. This movie does not show the military and its treatment of its female members in a good light bringing back many such stories we have seen through the years on evening news, maybe with such graphically grim - almost claustrophobic feel that it will cause some people to dislike the film for that alone, especially in today's climate of the world. But is a gripping, on the edge film, that does not take the easy road, but delivers a powerful punch...maybe too powerful for some.

Python Hyena The General's Daughter (1999): Dir: Simon West / Cast: John Travolta, Madeline Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Leslie Stefanson: Drama about the dying of the soul of a person who has been damaged by the past. The General's daughter is found naked and tied by pegs to the ground. She is dead but flashbacks convey when she died in spirit. Opening scene is an unnecessary action blunder to arrest a weapons assailant then John Travolta is brought in to investigate the murder. Madeline Stowe is enlisted as a rape specialist with which whom Travolta was once involved with. Director Simon West gains more conviction here than he did with that action junk Con Air. Here he is backed by a superb production that isn't too over the top, as well as a great cast. Despite a bad opening Travolta is superb in his search that leads to a double life of the victim. Stowe's role begins with a hint of standard romantic formula before allowing her to be clever in her methods of obtaining information. James Cromwell plays the General who seeks answers. From there he is merely a plot contact until the third act where truths arise. Timothy Hutton does a fine job as a squadron with a nasty side. Leslie Stefanson plays the victim, the General's daughter whose reasons are made clear in the conclusion. Effective thriller regarding scars and their inability to heal if the damage runs too deep. Score: 9 / 10