The General's Daughter
| Director: | Simon West |
| Writers: | Christopher Bertolini and William Goldman |
| Paramount; R; 118 minutes | |
| Release: | 6/99 |
| Cast: | John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell |
Let's start with the title: The General's Daughter. The woman is a military possession. Then there's the repeated image of that same daughter raped, murdered, and staked to the ground. No, it isn't pretty. Turns out Capt. Elisabeth Campbell was a strong female in the Army, and the film seems to believe she deserved her grisly end.
John Travolta stars as the military investigator assigned to solve the high-profile case as quietly as possible. He's teamed with an old flame rape counselor (Madeleine Stowe), although nary a spark passes between the former couple. Suspects abound, motives multiply, scandals are unearthed, and scenes of unnecessary violence pop up quicker than Travolta delivers his winning one-liners. Well, maybe not that quick.
If it weren't sleazy (albeit well-acted) tabloid trash, The General's Daughter might actually be a good movie.
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