Misfire

Rating: 1/10 (1 February 2002)

The fact that this movie was made is almost as embarrassing as the decision to send troops into a hellish, tribal war pit that fateful day. Who's to blame? The book is loaded down with detail and characterization that the movie somehow disregards for the sake of placing the audience in the cockpit of terror. The movie made me angry because of its utter lack of development on several key factors that any important war movie should contain. How can this film be important on a patriotic level? Do those of you who actually give this movie a 10 feel that the closing lines somehow deliver an important or revelatory message after watching hundreds of Somalis get mowed down by U.S. force? How do the families of these soldiers feel? The movie is a spectacle; however, it's anything but spectacular. Why Mr. Scott decided to get into a cinematic bed with Jerry B., whose odor throughout this film is unmistakable, is a mystery. Don't waste your time or money.