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It's all Colin Farrell - you see him, hear his voice, from beginning to end

Doesn't give it all away but does give some hints

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Strange thing about war wounds- the older you get, the less proud of them you become.

Rory Cochrane and Cole Hauser in Hart's War (2002)

Colin Farrell, Thomas Hart, and Cole Hauser in Hart's War (2002)

Bruce Willis and Cole Hauser in Hart's War (2002)

Bruce Willis

Colin Farrell

Terrence Howard

John Katzenbach

Billy Ray

Terry George

A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.

Gregory Hoblit

Hart&apos;s War

Read the book.

What a squandered opportunity.

Hart&apos;s War is yet another example of why movies rarely if ever live up to the book upon wich they are based.  The novel of the same name by John Katzenbach is so clearly suited for the big screen it is almost frightening, and yet one has to wonder whether screenwriters Billy Ray and Terry George actually read the entire book or merely relied on cliff notes.  The writers have taken an immensely engrossing tale of life in a German POW camp during WW2 and commercialized it with needless explosions and manipulative and improbable plot twists.  The movie&apos;s thorough lack of character development hinders the best efforts of the actors (Bruce Willis, Collin Farrell, and Terrance Howard all do comendable work with the restrictive material they are given) to make the audience identify with them - resulting in an emotional climax that is supposed to evoke sympathy and respect but instead falls flat on its face.  It is still beyond me why the makers of this film felt compelled to change the ending from the book - perhaps they feared it was too compelling and thought-provoking for their intended audience and felt obligated to dumb it down into as many cliche ridden speeches and improbable acts of courage and honor as possible.  Whatever their reasons, the resulting lack of subtlety in this film is nothing less than insulting.

 If I am being more harsh than other reviewers it is because I have read the book and know just what could have been accomplished.  Do yourself a favor and read the book - it is far superior to this film or any other recent Hollywood offering.

Official Trailer

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What a squandered opportunity.

Hart's War is yet another example of why movies rarely if ever live up to the book upon wich they are based.  The novel of the same name by John Katzenbach is so clearly suited for the big screen it is almost frightening, and yet one has to wonder whether screenwriters Billy Ray and Terry George actually read the entire book or merely relied on cliff notes.  The writers have taken an immensely engrossing tale of life in a German POW camp during WW2 and commercialized it with needless explosions and manipulative and improbable plot twists.  The movie's thorough lack of character development hinders the best efforts of the actors (Bruce Willis, Collin Farrell, and Terrance Howard all do comendable work with the restrictive material they are given) to make the audience identify with them - resulting in an emotional climax that is supposed to evoke sympathy and respect but instead falls flat on its face.  It is still beyond me why the makers of this film felt compelled to change the ending from the book - perhaps they feared it was too compelling and thought-provoking for their intended audience and felt obligated to dumb it down into as many cliche ridden speeches and improbable acts of courage and honor as possible.  Whatever their reasons, the resulting lack of subtlety in this film is nothing less than insulting.

 If I am being more harsh than other reviewers it is because I have read the book and know just what could have been accomplished.  Do yourself a favor and read the book - it is far superior to this film or any other recent Hollywood offering.

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