Ep. 029 - Tears of the Sun (2003)

Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 8 a.m.

Notes from a deranged viewer:\n-Village was destroyed. Bodies in the water. Blood everywhere. Really cool shooting on Helicopters.\nGod already left Africa.\n-Holy shit! They all left! Clinic is destroyed. Oh wow they macheted the priest. They cut the boobs off moms so they can\u2019t nurse babies. Bruce gets bitched out by his boss. Bunch of them dead now. They seem to be across the border maybe. Nevermind they have to get to a gate. \nThat\u2019s Tears of the Sun for you. Seriously. Tuck your thumbs into your jeans for this one, because it\u2019s our shortest episode ever, and for a reason. Don\u2019t worry, the fellas make the best of it, but damn...this is a good example of a studio stone-walling a good director\u2019s vision in order to make a shitty action flick that is as tonally disconnected to real-life issues as a Trump supporter is to the struggles of anyone who isn\u2019t white. Also, Paco somehow misses the one Jason-joke that is irreverent enough to bring Paco to his knees, which speaks volumes to how mind-muddling this movie is. But, that\u2019s to come.