A movie that shouldn't have been made

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 2002)

I just went and saw Blackhawk Down and I must say that I am horrified beyond belief! I didn't really know what to expect as I had not really seen much about it before going to see it, so I had no idea what I had in stock. It has some very good technical staff behind it, clear shots, good directing, but it simply is NOT appropriate to make a movie ment for entertainment about such a reallife tragedy!
A documentary about it would have been quite alright, and I do hope to see a good documentary about the scenario that took place in Somalia in 1993, but this movie presents the events as though they were ment to entertain us! I think that is disgraceful and demeaning to the memories of the american soldiers that died in Somalia. Worst of all, they have even put in scenes that made people laugh! Scenes that were actually quite tragic, but presented in a way that made people laugh. That is just unforgiveable.
So to wrap this up, I have not been able to rate this movie as I don't really know what to feel. Had this movie not been based on real events I would probably have given it 7 or 8 due to fantastic acting and good directing, but this movie IS about real events. Events that should not be portraited as good entertainment for a few hours and then just forgotten again!
So if you have not yet seen it, let me just warn you that if you do go to see it, don't expect 2 hours of good entertainment, expect quite some time reflecting upon the horrors of war and the state of the world!