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The Thin Red Line (1998)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 5/16

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5/16: Now...I know why I never saw The Thin Red Line for many years.

I can't believe I sat through this from start to finish which is three freaking hours long. Sheesh, it's the most touchy-feely and the most boring war picture I've ever seen in my life. Even Sean Penn cries for the hundredth time.

Hey thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick with Apocalypse Now. I don't think I've seen many Sexiest Man Alive winners and candidates in one film like The Thin Red Line. However, there are two positives, and I want to go through them.

First, I love Nick Nolte's performance. He's brilliant and is the only one of the ensemble cast who actually acted. Elias Koteas steps to the plate and does a credible job. Second, John Toll's cinematography is something else which is the biggest reason why the film gets a '4' from me instead of either '1' or '2'. Some shots are perfectly timed. Also, how the colors mix and match blows me away. On a side note, Toll won Best Cinematography Oscar twice for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart.

All in all, The Thin Red Line resembles too much of the Vietnam War to pass for a WWII picture.