The General's Daughter (1999) Critic Reviews

The cinematic equivalent of a disposable airplane read, a hokey, kinky military thriller that's twisty and compelling enough to hook viewers in the mood for a trashy good time.Read the full review

The General's Daughter is for all those who enjoy mystery/thrillers that neither attempt to break new ground nor are afraid to employ familiar plot devices.Read the full review

The 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.Read the full review

A well-made thriller with a lot of good acting, but the death of Elisabeth Campbell is so unnecessarily graphic and gruesome that by the end I felt sort of unclean.Read the full review

The General's Daughter isn't a poorly made or acted film, but it's so shallow, hypocritical, and sleazy that it's difficult not to find it repulsive.Read the full review

A prosaic, sexually perverse thriller masquerading as a critical look at military injustice.Read the full review

Travolta again carries a film with enjoyable ease, even if this one remains badly diminished by its perverse streak.Read the full review

The acting is fine. The ensemble is strong. The story moves along. Yet a coating of sleaze clings to the film, like bread dipped in batter.Read the full review

The plot is a nonsensical mess -- which just caps off the ugliness.Read the full review