Behind Enemy Lines

Pros: some of the effects, might connect on a humanitarian level for some
Cons: exploitative of a genocide, totally predictible

There seems to be someone around Hollywood who's got it in his or her head that Owen Wilson is a fantastic actor who is capable of being the next Paul Newman or maybe a Tom Cruise knock-off. Whoever that person is, I think they are wrong. Wilson might ...

Pros: Good - if sometimes inconsistent - visual effects and aerial sequences; Hackman's performance
Cons: Wilson's character is somewhat incompetent; the script is uneven

Back in 1995, during one of the many conflicts ushered in by the breakup of Serb-dominated Yugoslavia, a U.S. F-16 was shot down by a Serbian surface-to-air missile (SAM) during a routine UN/NATO air patrol over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Its pilot, ...

Pros: Some good scenes
Cons: Plot holes, scene jumping and unrealistic

This weekends NetFlix selection was Behind Enemy Lines. When this film was in theaters, I didn’t have much interest in seeing it because it looked too cat and mouse. Now that I’ve finally seen it, I was quite disappointed with it. Yes, it was very cat...

Pros: Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman, lots of action
Cons: Some bad, but typical, action movie one-liners

Behind Enemy Lines is one of those great action movies that reminds me of the great action films of the 80's. It has a hero that beats all the odds and never disbelieves in himself, and it has a commanding officer who believes in him and is doing what...

Pros: Well made.
Cons: Manipulative.

Behind Enemy Lines is a loose retelling of former POW Scott O'Grady's survival (ahem) behind enemy lines in the Bosnia-Serbia conflict. As a military adventure story, this movie has to be separated from such recent ultra-realistic films such as ...

Pros: Action (for the most part), Special Effects, Commendable performances
Cons: Clichi-ridden plot (even if it is based on a true story), Surrealistic Overkill

It seems recently that Hollywood war movies are moving toward storylines involving less notable American wars and conflicts. Sure, there are still recent movies (and good ones at that) about World War II (Pearl Harbor), Vietnam (We Were...

Pros: Owen Wilson
Cons: Gene Hackman

A sniper stands atop a boulder, holding his sniper rifle without support, aiming at the unsuspecting Navy Ltd. Burnett and – misses.

Now, normally, a sniper would use a stand for his rifle, having it totally steadied and, most importantly, he...

Pros: Action, Twists/Turns
Cons: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Unrealistic, French NATO Admirals

What is this Movie About? "Behind Enemy Lines," is a action movie that was released to theaters in 2001. Directed by John Moore, this movie will take up approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes of your life. I thought this movie was ...

Pros: zero
Cons: read review

20TH CENTURY FOX should be ashamed of themselves. Here's a movie that is being released at this time of the year simply because of September 11th and the events following. Behind Enemy Lines was originally suppose to be an early 2002 release,...

Pros: Action scenes. Cinematography.
Cons: Numerous over-the-top scenes.

Lieutenant Chris Burnett has had enough of the US Navy. Flying an F-18 on tight little mission over Bosnia & Herzegovina during the Balkans War had long lost its thrill, and the daily routines on board the USS Carl Vinson were boring him to death. ...

Pros: A few pulse-quickening sequences.
Cons: Very few.

With a plot than can be best described as "Die Hard meets the world's most violent game of Freeze Tag", Behind Enemy Lines easily ranks among the year's most disposable movies. Its release date pushed up a few months in an effort to...

Pros: The last showdown bit with the sniper.
Cons: A lot of performances seem "mailed in". Unbelievable.

I guess right now, the movie industry thinks that what American could use right now is a good dose of American butt kicking.

I mean, this movie here, Spy Game, Blackhawk Down, The Bourne Identity look like it to an extent, and the greatest...

Pros: Owen Wilson; good production values.
Cons: Formulaic, and occasionally stupid, screenplay.

After Hollywood’s initial deluge of postponing war-themed movies in the wake of September 11, one had to wonder how soon it would take for an about-face to occur. One had to wonder when Hollywood’s true nature would show—exploit rather than tread...

Pros: one of the best scenes of thrill and action in a movie, ever
Cons: predictable, the main character is stronger than Rambo, enemies are pathetic

Where are all the fighter jet movies? I’ve never been able to understand it. You can make an awesome action flick using the stealthy and all powerful jets that travel several times faster than the speed of light. We get scores of race car movies,...

Pros: Exciting film filled with action.
Cons: Left me wondering who informed the Serbs of the pilot's position?

I do not usually like action films because most are inane. My son chose to rent this film to show on Mother's Day. He rented it special. I had not seen it and I thought at least we'll be together. I had no idea I would enjoy this movie so much.
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