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 enlarge | Director: Antoine Fuqua
Actors: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  266 reviews
Sales Rank: 10257
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD09751D
ISBN: 1404902740
UPC: 043396097513
EAN: 9781404902749
ASIN: B000095WW8
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2003
Release Date: June 10, 2003
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 A REVIEW ON THIS MOVIE...NO WAY! March 9, 2003
M. Teasdale (Waukesha, Wi United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
ok this movie is about the U.S. Seals that have to go to Nigeria in order to rescue an american docter from an attack of rebel forces. These rebel forces kill anyone or anything for their leader. They will not stop. She refuses to leave unless the patients and her friends from nigeria are alowed to go with. So they walk for many miles and finally reach the rescue point, but it ends up that all that time, The captian of the seals was bringing along her friends from nigeria, just to get that docter into the helicopter. So they end up leaving in the heli, and leaving the somewhat wounded and inocent people on the ground, alone. On the flight home, BRuce willis gets a good heart and decides to go back to get them. So he does, and is able to rescue 12 of the mabye 24 of the men. They now have a new extraction point, which is along way away. So they end up fighting multiple forces of rebel troops until the end where they have the main battle sceen. This is about 25 us navy seals verses about 500 rebel forces. Some of the scenes in this movie are disturbing. There is alot of violence and inocent killing. Bruce does an outstanding job acting inn this film. I did not at all feel bored throughout this film. There is not a TON of action in the film, but enough to keep me interested.
Better than it looks March 8, 2003
Ash1138 (Centennial, CO United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
There is nothing spectacular about Tears of the Sun. Nor is there anything original. You've seen it all before. Tears of the Sun is very much a cross between Rambo: First Blood Part II, Platoon, and Black Hawk Down.This marks the third movie from action director Antione Fuqua (Replacement Killers, Training Day) who's most remembered from his gritty realism of the streets in Training Day. Fuqua's knact for taking characters out of there hollywood stereotypes and making them seem like they could really exist was part of the appeal to his last film, and he mostly succeeds in doing the same in this film. There are a couple points where he fails such as in the portrayal of the beautiful Dr. Hendricks who despite living in the jungle without running water or electricity and spending all her days tending to sick and wounded looks positively radiant under all that make up she must have air dropped in. Next are the new and improved touchy feely SEALs that are on this rescue mission to get Dr. Hendricks out of hostile territory. We even get to see SEALs cry. This has got to be a first. But despite some of the things that make you wonder, "would that really happen," at it's heart Tears of the Sun is an emotional film set in real world events about a group of innocent people trying to escape evil. The evil in this case is the ethinic cleansing (genocide) by the new ruling government. Fuqua adeptly shows you the danger these people are in, and even if the SEALs act unbelievably at parts, he successfully transforms them from robotic commandos to men who become heroes. By the time you reach the film's climactic finish, you really do care not only about the people they are trying to save, but also the SEALs themselves. Fuqua's final fault is not developing the members of the SEAL team instead leaving it to be Willis and Co., but in the end Tears of the Storm is a classic story of heroes risking life and limb to save those who cannot save themselves. I just may be a sucker for hero movies, but Tears of the Storm is better than it looks and a good reason to go to the movies in this sparse movie season.
 This movie looks Amazing March 8, 2003
Theodore Bell (New York, USA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Tears of the Sun is about a group of US Special Forces soldiers sent into Nigeria to extract a doctor called Lena Hendrix. But when they get there, she is unwilling to go with them unless they take around 70 refugees with them who will, without a doubt be killed by Nigerian forces if left there. The SEALs are severly outnumbered; and are told 5,000 Nigerian soldiers are advancing to their position. With the risk mounting, their commanders tell them that it's too dangerous to go into Nigerian airspace and pull out leaving the SEALs greatly outnumbered and with people to protect.
It's by the director of Training Day: Antoine Fuqua so it can't be bad. I can't wait to see this movie and I recommend it to anyone who likes war/special forces types of movies and in particular to anyone who liked Ridley Scott's masterpiece, Black Hawk Down as well...
Outstanding Movie, A Must See!! March 8, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just returned from seeing this movie. I'll be seeing again! I left feeling very proud to be an American and live in freedom! It has a VERY RELEVANT plot, which can be adopted to current day politics. If you DON'T believe military action is ever used for a just cause, "Tears of the Sun" will change your mind! If you DO believe that from military action is justifiable, it move your heart and strengthen your views. Watch this movie and support the men and women who risk their lives for OUR freedom!Intriguing and ORIGINAL plot (for a change). From the director of Training Day, VERY different movie, but same intensity. I guarantee you'll be moved!
Gut Wrenching and Incredible March 7, 2003
Alex Weinbach (Middleburg, Va United States)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
"Tears of the Sun" is being wrongly marketed as an action film. Truth be told, there is barely a shot fired till the last half hour, but that doesn't stop Antoine Fuqua's new film from being entertaining.
Entertainment probably isn't the right word though, because some of the images in this film will make your heart sink. The brutality of village cleansing is shown in it's entirety, and it's totally gut wrenching. The sight of innocent women and children being murdered is unholy, yet it's impossible not to watch, because Fuqua wants us to watch and understand it.
As for the final half hour, it just adds intense action the emotion. Even though you can barely hear anything but the bullets wizzing by, the emotion remains, and makes it all the more realistic.
In short, "Tears of the Sun" is a triumph for both Fuqua and Bruce Willis, who is incredible in the lead role.
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