Why two and a half hours of flying ammunitions !!

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2002)

Although with remarkable realistic war footage, I do not think I needed 150 + minutes of ammunitions casing flying to get the point. It is unfortunate that the story had to be read from text on the screen at the beginning and at the end of the movie. I thought a good director could tell a story. I would keep 20 minutes of the intense fighting, helicopter crashing, street chaos driving and use 90 minutes to show more of the geographic, historic, politic background and results. After seeing "Backhawk down" I appreciate "Saving private Ryan" so much more. And I love helicopters!!!