WOW!

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2002)

What a film! Black Hawk Dawn did more than reach the limit of a good movie, it broke it, crushed it, and destroyed it! The true story of the Battle of Mogadishu, An elite force of 120 American Delta units and Ranger infantry were dropped into Mogadishu on October 3rd, 1993, to abduct two of Somalian warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's lieutenants. Instead, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. Resulting in the deaths of 19 Americans, 73 wounded, and hundreds of Somalians dead. A wonderful cast ( including Josh Hartnett and A Ewen McGeregor), A great war movie but also a drama, Black Hawk down set a new standard for movies. I give it "*****" out of "*****"