Nicely filmed but is horribly biased. It also tries to hide this

Rating: Null/10 (6 October 2002)

This is an American movie. As such, it feels the need to portray the American soldiers as heroes and tries to make us feel sorry for them and hate the Somalis. The Somalian soldiers drop like flies and I'm surprised the credits didn't read "Dead Terrible Somali terrorist that we hate # 57, Dead Terrible Somali terrorist that we hate # 58" etc. American ethnocentricism is splattered throughout the film. Aside from that though, it has a "Private Ryan" grittiness to it which will appeal to some. The film is technically well done so Ridley Scott deserves the credit but the script is way too Americanized. Patriotic? Only if you're a redneck who hates everything. Boo for you Hollywood. If you want a good war movie see one that isn't necesarily from an American perspective like the classic Das Boot. This kind of material about a true event requires an objective take on it. Don't get me wrong. There are good American war movies. Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket (especially), but this isn't one of them. It makes you want to hate people you don't understand.