The General's Daughter (1999)

Just perfect...

I wanted to but couldn't!

A Masterpiece!

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

I can't do The General's Daughter (1999) enough justice. It's an excelent police thriller flick. If you're up to those kinds of movies, you won't regret it. When I say "up to those kinds of movies", I mean those movies where there's no high action scenes or anything, is all about the plot, the acting and what's going on; and that lovely question you ask yourself on any great police thriller: "who did it and why?"

The character John Travolta plays is not believable; he's too brave; too righteou and a bit one dimensional; there's no vulnerability to him. The best thing about this film is Timothy Hutton (a great and underused actor). The General's Daughter's actually a bit boring.

I can't believe this movie is rated only 6.3 on IMDb. In the mystery and crime genre alone I would personally rate it at same level as as Vertigo and Pscycho. It's direction, acting and plot are all top notch, cutting deep in your mind and psych. This is one of those movies that draws viewers in and doesn't leave them even after it ends. Some people say that its end is a little hammy, but by the time it reaches there, the movie has already done a stellar work. In my opinion it is also one of the best acting performances by John Travolta. And the supporting ensemble is equally good. This is one of them movies that deserves to be part of every collection.

I guess on the grand scheme of things. I could maybe understand how this could receive a 7 but no not really to be honest. I've watched the generals daughter and its honestly one of the few movies I've seen that I watch over and over. If you like this movie go see the movie "Basic". Another army john travolta movie. I didn't do the research I don't know why he was in two Army movies involving murders. But both are great. This movie hits hard. And I love it cause its a mystery honestly. A lot of actors in here really play their part. Even the General really gives a great performance. I read in the details that john wanted his wife to play the lady detective. And that would have crushed the movie. She was a great actor. On a lot of these movies the female part is honestly too much. I guess e live in a world where in movies they know they have a female audience and don't want to upset them. They weren't worried about it in this movie. This girl had sarcasm and she was great plus not everything went her way. She added to the movie not with some stereotypical bs. This is my favorite movie by John Travolta. I guess I'm bias but he puts on a great performance. Hes the god guy but honestly it seems like hes the bad guy. Rogue does what he wants and simply doesn't care who hes talking to. He even told the police "shouldn't you be out night sticking colored people". The kind of language honestly you wont see in other movies. The sarcasm is through the roof. Even the female detective still puts her spice on things and tricks the guy with panties she bought at a store and then throws away. She sold that scene.Nor did the director make her out to be some beautiful unwitty girl that made you want to puke. The Generals Daughter was beautiful. And even her character surprised you with her actions. This is a movie I can watch over and over cause 1 The acting is great 2. Because it has a plot with a bunch of twist 3. Its just some great acting 4. And most important of them all its great lines and very good language.