Hart's War (2002)

I own this movie on DVD.

I kinda like law dramas, but well acted ones I really like. I love watching WWII movies. Put those together and you have a big recipe for loving your film!
That's what Hart's War is. A WWII Nazi prison camp law and escape drama. That and you have prime Bruise Willis in the film back when he still cared and this movie is just awesome. Willis used to be one of my favorite actors. That is until I started learning more about how he's pretty hard to work with behind the scenes and temperamental. That and in later years he stopped caring and phoned in his performances most of the time.
it's tragic what has happened to him with the disease he is suffering from making him retire from acting. But he gave us a good run there for a while between the 80s and the 2010s. And a few after as I do really love his movies RED and RED 2.

So Hart's War is about American POWs in a Nazi prison camp that's about race relations, trying to escape, and Martial Law court drama. Basically a couple of pilots in the Red Tails (the African American only fighter pilot division) crashing and being captured and brought into this prison camp with the other Americans and Russian POWs. Dealing with the obvious racism from the Nazis but also from other Americans. This was the 1940s after all.
One being scapegoat and killed by the Nazis, the other framed for murder of another inmate. There's twists, there's turns, there's fantastic acting and one of Colin Farrell's earlier roles giving a great performance. The back and forth between him and Willis really make the movie.
The ending is very satisfying with characters being redeemed, paying dues, and all around wrapping up a fantastic story.
I can't recommend this movie enough.

I give this a glowing 5 out of 5 stars as I love this movie.

Also something fun, this makes a great double feature with the movie Red Tails by George Lucas. Watch that movie first, watch the scene where a couple of the pilots are shot down, then go into this movie with that scene in mind and watch them together as if Hart's War is a spin off that movie. They go together very well!

Mistake Status: I definitely want to do this one.

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