PatrickDA
Supporting Actor
I agree that the childhood sequence of 'Born on the Fourth
of July' is very well done, but it does nothing for me on
an emotional level. I just don't care about the setting nor
the characters. With Alexander, I'm crying when he snaps
back at Crateros for questioning the mission in India by
mentioning how many broken bones he has while Crateros
fires back with "We know my King and we Love you for it" that
just gets me everytime! The other problem I've got with
'Born on the Fourth of July' is Tom Cruise...I just can't
stand the very site of him and the film really falls apart
for me after the Vietnam scenes...way too political and in
a very judgmental, shallow way. By 'Nixon' you could see
that a true artist had been born! The point of 'Alexander'
was to not be in control (nor Any Given Sunday) and I greatly
prefer chaos at every moment!
of July' is very well done, but it does nothing for me on
an emotional level. I just don't care about the setting nor
the characters. With Alexander, I'm crying when he snaps
back at Crateros for questioning the mission in India by
mentioning how many broken bones he has while Crateros
fires back with "We know my King and we Love you for it" that
just gets me everytime! The other problem I've got with
'Born on the Fourth of July' is Tom Cruise...I just can't
stand the very site of him and the film really falls apart
for me after the Vietnam scenes...way too political and in
a very judgmental, shallow way. By 'Nixon' you could see
that a true artist had been born! The point of 'Alexander'
was to not be in control (nor Any Given Sunday) and I greatly
prefer chaos at every moment!