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Hart's War (2002)
Released By: MGM Pictures, Inc.   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MGM Pictures, Inc.
Genre: War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michael Landes, Rory Cochrane, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Colin Farrell, Scott Michael Campbell
Published ID: 910453
UPC: 027616877284, 027616065537,
Plot: Based on the novel by John Katzenbach, author of {-Just Cause} (1995), this prison camp drama combines elements of A Soldier's Story (1984) and the classic Stalag 17 (1953). Colin Farrell stars as Lt. Tommy Hart, a second-year Harvard Law School student who enlists to fight in World War II but ends up being taken prisoner by the Germans. When a murder at the Nazi-run Stalag Luft 13 leaves a black Tuskegee airman named Lt. Lincoln Scott (Terrence Dashon Howard) accused of the crime, high-ranking prisoner (and fourth-generation war hero) Col. William McNamara (Bruce Willis) persuades camp commandant Col. Werner Visser (Marcel Iures) to allow the prisoners to hold their own trial. Hart is recruited to defend his fellow officer, but as he reluctantly investigates, he discovers that not all of his fellow allied soldiers are fighting the same war and that his client may well have been framed. In the meantime, it becomes apparent that McNamara is using events to mask his true intent, a mission to destroy a nearby munitions plant that he still intends to carry out despite his incarceration. Hart's War (2002) co-stars Vicellous Shannon, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane, and Jonathan Brandis. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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Hart's War
Added 7/8/2008

I enjoyed this for the story. I love a good war movie. I didn't enjoy this one as much as I thought I would, but Bruce Willis is a great leading man for this movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
great movie
Added 6/18/2008

I am not a fan of war movies, but this is a really good movie for both sexes!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
I agree with the "thumbs down" group
Added 5/18/2008

My only addition to the negative reviews: Bruce Willis shouldn't play army colonels - he's not very good at it. His "acting?" Just look pissed off, with one facial expression, and whisper your lines in a tough way. I think he was over-paid. Luckily, I saw it on TV. It's now erased.

0 out of 3 people found this helpful.
Go with the DVD version
Added 2/26/2008

My comments only concern the DVD versus Blu-ray issue.

I have the the DVD version and the Blu-ray version. My experience has been that DVDs mastered in high definition look identical to the Blu-ray version (either on a Blu-Ray player or an upconvert DVD player). Although the DVD version has a very good transfer, I could see slight improvement in the Blu-ray version. (The branches on the trees in the first scene had slightly better definition.) On the other hand, it really didn't matter for most of the movie.

The real problem with the Blu-ray version was the lack of special features. The only feature was the trailer. In contrast, the DVD version has two commentary tracks, deleted scenes, and a photo gallery. If you don't care about the features and are willing to pay a bit more for a slightly more defined picture, then go with the Blu-ray. If you want the extras, go with the DVD.


3 out of 4 people found this helpful.
Save your time
Added 9/17/2007

I was going to give this 3 stars, as it's well-shot, decently done in most ways, and really not bad.
But, I can't say I would recommend it. Too many implausibilities in too many ways along with no character you really care much about adds up to just another WWII flick, with a ham-handed cheeseball ending.
I watched it only because I loved Hoblit's Fallen, but aside from the visual quality (very nicely composed shots and a busy but intelligent camera POV are the highlights of the film), this film leaves no lasting impression. Some pleasant moral platitudes, but it just never hits your gut. The actors are fair, but don't have too much to work with.
I wanted to like this movie but it never really gave me a reason to.

2 out of 3 people found this helpful.
Hart's War
Added 7/8/2008

I enjoyed this for the story. I love a good war movie. I didn't enjoy this one as much as I thought I would, but Bruce Willis is a great leading man for this movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
great movie
Added 6/18/2008

I am not a fan of war movies, but this is a really good movie for both sexes!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
I agree with the "thumbs down" group
Added 5/18/2008

My only addition to the negative reviews: Bruce Willis shouldn't play army colonels - he's not very good at it. His "acting?" Just look pissed off, with one facial expression, and whisper your lines in a tough way. I think he was over-paid. Luckily, I saw it on TV. It's now erased.

0 out of 3 people found this helpful.
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