The Hughes Brothers have a visual sense, and can direct action, but the dialog was pretty pedestrian, and there was a sense of too many people working here.
It's a war pic, it's a romance, it's a heist movie, it's a buddy movie, it's a message movie.
Clarity, gentlemen. Let one person write the script and stick to it (with small adjustments).
There was some to praise here, including the fact that the Hughes Bros. drew excellent performances from several actors here (Keith David is always convincing), and especially Larenz Tate. He's a good young actor...I'm surprised to see he's done little of note since.
It's a war pic, it's a romance, it's a heist movie, it's a buddy movie, it's a message movie.
Clarity, gentlemen. Let one person write the script and stick to it (with small adjustments).
There was some to praise here, including the fact that the Hughes Bros. drew excellent performances from several actors here (Keith David is always convincing), and especially Larenz Tate. He's a good young actor...I'm surprised to see he's done little of note since.