Ep. 029 - Tears of the Sun (2003)

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

Notes from a deranged viewer: -Village was destroyed. Bodies in the water. Blood everywhere. Really cool shooting on Helicopters. God already left Africa. -Holy shit! They all left! Clinic is destroyed. Oh wow they macheted the priest. They cut the boobs off moms so they can’t 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. That’s Tears of the Sun for you. Seriously. Tuck your thumbs into your jeans for this one, because it’s our shortest episode ever, and for a reason. Don’t worry, the fellas make the best of it, but damn...this is a good example of a studio stone-walling a good director’s 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’t 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’s to come.