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Title: Painfully Average War Film
Review: Despite a truly gifted cast, this film lacks the slightest hint of dramatic tension. I watched this film wondering how Jean-Jaques Annaud keeps getting backers for his projects. From the utterly boring "Seven Years in Tibet" to this overblown piece of junk he proves over and over that he is a sub-par filmaker who cannot sustain suspense and has a hard time with character development. Although technically proficient, the film was not the least bit compelling and the characters motives are as blurry as a stained glass. Any director who can make Ed Harris seem so boring and conventional, should be thrown out of the guild for crimes against competent actors.
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