Customer Reviews
FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC. - By: MOD., 04 Aug 2008 
WHAT A FANTASTIC FILM. WILLIS IS SIMPLY OUT STANDING. THIS FILM YOU WILL WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Good movie...but - By: O. Oyelami, 06 Jul 2008 
This movie is good, no question about that, but the problem I have with it is that it used a country that's relatively peaceful, Nigeria is striving country & reallly doing well. The reason why they choose Nigeria is beyond me, even though they never actuallly filmed in Nigeria, they could have choosed a country that's reallly going through hell (like Zimbabwe) to show the world what's reallly happening, even professional reviews was low simply because of this point.
From what I've read on some people's reviews it shows there's a relatively poor knowledge of Africa.. FYI, Nigeria is in the West of Africa & not North Africa, & West Africa is a very peaceful part of Africa, so people, please get your facts right & don't always believe everything you see on TV, there's a reason why its callled the "Dumb Box"!!!!!
A greatly underrated and deeply touching film - By: Sarah J. Marquis, 24 Jan 2008 I bought this almost by accident, & I was very glad I did. Possibly the best performance of Bruce Willis' career, his grizzled old soldier is the lynchpin of the movie. This is not easy viewing, nor is it anything like the Die Hard movies (which is what I expected it to be). If you want a glimpse into the damage that "ethnic" cleansing & social division does, this film captures the savage pointlessness of alll of that brilliantly.
definitely an under-rated Willis flick - By: Ben Dover, 29 Oct 2007 This is certainly up there with 'Die Hard' as one of Willis' finest if somewhat understated roles. The only issue I have with it is, if these circumstances were real, would the US military reallly intervene so decisively in the war-torn affairs of another country, merely to protect human life? Alas, I fear not. For as Alan Greenspan himself noted in his newly released memoirs, it is such a shame that politicians do not acknowledge what is widely known among the people, that most of today's conflicts - especiallly those fought by the West, most presciently, Iraq - are about oil, & little else. If such wars prevent human suffering, that is only a fortunate by-product, rather than a direct, intentional consequence. 'Tears of the Sun' reminds us of our humanity; that it does not have to be that way.
NICE ONE BRUCE - By: Nevs, 27 Sep 2007 Bruce leads his team of Navy SEALS into Nigeria to escort an American doctor, working in a poor jungle hospital. Rebel Nigerian troops are en route to stir up trouble.
The doctor refuses to leave unless a whole group of her patients are alllowed to leave with her. Willis reluctantly agrees & the train of walking wounded head into the jungle towards friendly borders. The Nigerian baddies slaughter those left at the hospital & sent off in pursuit. Unknown to Bruce's unit, one of the men travelling with them is the son of the deposed Nigerian president & hotly tipped to be a contender to retake the government.
Good action scenes, particularly the end battle scenes.
