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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie, directed by Simon West isn't bad, although the repeated shots of Campbell lying spread-eagled on the ground, and the amount of detail we're forced to swallow about the horrors she underwent border on the offensive.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA middling, so-so thriller about a murder investigation on an Army base, it falls to Earth somewhere between failure and success, inconclusive to the end.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt should be said that Travolta delivers a wonderful performance that's lost in a mediocre -- and, at times, rather misogynistic and homophobic -- film.
- 50SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIsn't the worst film in the world, but its vision of reality seems so stylized, so fake, that I came out of it wondering whether it has the slightest idea what it's talking about.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe feminist veneer is the most deeply disturbing part of this callow thriller, whose fetishizing of a dead woman's body (and a live woman's sexual behavior) is far more questionable than anything even "The Silence of the Lambs" has been accused of.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWatching John Travolta ease into a role is always a pleasure, but this film version of Nelson DeMille's 1992 best-selling mystery novel is a lurid mess.
- 40Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithHighly recommended for graduate psychology students in aberrant sexuality, but others can probably skip sans regret.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenTo divulge the plot would spoil the experience -- you'll be shocked to discover, and maybe even surprised to learn, just how lame the damn thing really is.
- 30Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsIn order to spare you the trauma of this cinematrocity, I'll go ahead and tell you how the film turns out. Who killed the General's Daughter? The filmmakers did.
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSo bloated, self-righteous and exploitative, it's hard to imagine anyone staying to the end, much less demanding a sequel.