Bruce Willis plays a hardnose, no-nonsense colonel in this hard-hitting war film about courage and honor. Willis’s character, Colonel McNamara, is hard to like because he seems to be fighting against some of his own men for his own means. He also lets racial bigotry reign inside his ranks. Farrell plays the hero in this story as far as I’m concerned. He stands up for what is right, and constantly challenges McNamara and his leadership.