Movie Review
The General's Daughter
by Gary Johnson
Midway through The General's Daughter, one of the characters says, "There are three ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Army way." This line serves as the climax of its scene, with the camera holding close on the character as each word is uttered. But the line is so utterly cliché that the scene never hits the peak the filmmakers are aiming for. This moment is representative of many of the problems in the movie. The General's Daughter is filled with recycled characters and situations from countless military and detective dramas.