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Its lesbian/bisexual (we're never told which) female subject allows Shoes to tap wider contexts of discrimination: A male protagonist wouldn't have had her access to the history of discrimination in the work place; and an infusion of color (read: race) might have narrowed the canvas, making the problem seem less pervasive than it is.
The movie's too-casual discarding of its protagonist (John Cusack) suggests more self-loathing than unchecked misogyny--although the two impulses are clearly linked.
As the protagonist, Special Forces Capt.
Witt (Jim Caviezel), swims with native youths to the accompaniment of a heavenly children's choir, the first part sees the arrival of the Allied forces on the island, introduces the principal characters (none of whom amounts to a genuine protagonist), and lays out the movie's geographical and philosophical terrain.
Critics say it "respects the audience's intelligence" with well-drawn characters and a "healthy cynicism" about lawyering (Caryn James, the New York Times ). But it also uses unfunny gimmicks, particularly a running gag of dramatizing, on-screen, the protagonist's fantasies.