i just catch farewell to the king on cable and and maybe it just because i be a girl and but i think this be on the craptastic side . the script and direction be pretentious ( once i find out john milius be responsible and it all become clear ) . the support actor actually weren not bad james fox be outstanding . the big disappointment be nick nolte and who i usually enjoy . once he go native and he start speak a very stiff and stilted english and and half the time and he seem kind of distracted and a if he would just smoke some of the bounty of borneo rain forest . and then the end what the . learoyd just happen to be on the same boat a the botanist ( by the way and have the botanist dump the girlfriend and or what . ) . the boat just happen to run aground conveniently close to an island ripe takeover by a crazy anglo ex headhunting army deserter .