{"id":2065388,"date":"2025-10-02T23:06:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065388"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:06:27","slug":"a-bruce-willis-action-thriller-from-the-director-of-the-equalizer-is-streaming-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-bruce-willis-action-thriller-from-the-director-of-the-equalizer-is-streaming-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bruce Willis Action Thriller From The Director Of The Equalizer Is Streaming For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bruce Willis&#8217;\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/816600\/the-tragic-reason-bruce-willis-is-retiring-from-acting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:tragic forced retirement from acting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">tragic forced retirement from acting<\/a> has left action fans nostalgic for all the big screen memories he&#8217;s left behind. &#8220;Tears of the Sun,&#8221; a 2003 action drama starring Willis and helmed by &#8220;The Equalizer&#8221; trilogy director\u00a0Antoine Fuqua, has seen a recent renaissance on free streamer Tubi, climbing to third place on its most-viewed chart\u00a0on October 1, a position it continues\u00a0to hold as of this writing (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flixpatrol.com\/title\/tears-of-the-sun\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FlixPatrol;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FlixPatrol<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Tears of the Sun&#8221; features Willis as Navy SEAL A. K. Waters. He and his team are dropped into Nigeria and tasked with\u00a0extracting U.S. citizen and humanitarian aid Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks (Monica Bellucci) from a Catholic mission in the war-torn country. But Kendricks won&#8217;t go anywhere without her patients or fellow doctors, increasing the operation&#8217;s difficulty to unheard-of dimensions. The SEALS find themselves battling through the jungle to get everyone to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Will they all get out in one piece?\u00a0One thing&#8217;s for sure \u2014 what didn&#8217;t get out safe was the film&#8217;s reputation among critics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1861182\/stars-in-prison-for-life\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stars Who Are Currently In Prison For Life;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stars Who Are Currently In Prison For Life<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Tears of the Sun wasn&#8217;t loved by critics when it was released<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A. K. Waters with a gun in &#8220;Tears of the Sun&#8221; &#8211; Sony Pictures Releasing<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most reviewers weren&#8217;t kind to &#8220;Tears of the Sun&#8221; among its March 2003 release.\u00a0On Rotten Tomatoes, it bears a 34% approval rating from 154 critics, with\u00a0the majority considering the venture as just another generic action flick. Not quite one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/330734\/the-worst-bruce-willis-movies-according-to-rotten-tomatoes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the worst Bruce Willis movies according to Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the worst Bruce Willis movies according to Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, but still bad enough to be notable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An example of a positive review came from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/tears-of-the-sun-2003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roger Ebert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Roger Ebert<\/a>, who gave the film three stars, saying &#8220;&#8216;Tears of the Sun&#8217; is a film constructed out of rain, cinematography and the face of Bruce Willis. These materials are sufficient to build a film almost as good as if there had been a better screenplay.&#8221; In addition to its middling critical response, &#8220;Tears of the Sun&#8221; failed to attract audiences, bringing in only $86 million on an estimated budget of between $75 and $100 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s a film that left its mark on those who created it, quite literally in the case of Willis, who filed suit against production company Revolution Studios.\u00a0The actor claimed bodily and mental harm occurred on set after being struck in the forehead with a piece of debris. The suit was settled out of court. Since the film&#8217;s release, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/819477\/the-2002-on-set-injury-some-fans-worry-is-linked-to-bruce-willis-aphasia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fans have worried this on-set injury may be linked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fans have worried this on-set injury may be linked<\/a> to\u00a0his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, adding a retroactive layer of tragedy to the movie&#8217;s already difficult subject matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1985421\/bruce-willis-action-movie-the-equalizer-director-tears-of-the-sun-tubi-streaming-free\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Willis&#8217;\u00a0tragic forced retirement from acting has left action fans nostalgic for all the big screen memories he&#8217;s left behind. &#8220;Tears of the Sun,&#8221; a 2003 action drama starring Willis and helmed by &#8220;The Equalizer&#8221; trilogy director\u00a0Antoine Fuqua, has seen a recent renaissance on free streamer Tubi, climbing to third place on its most-viewed chart\u00a0on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2065389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[385901,39659,385902,320249,326230,385900],"class_list":["post-2065388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-a-k-waters","tag-bruce-willis","tag-lena-fiore-kendricks","tag-rotten-tomatoes","tag-sony-pictures-releasing","tag-tears-of-the-sun"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-Bruce-Willis-Action-Thriller-From-The-Director-Of-The.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065390,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065388\/revisions\/2065390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}