Simply Amazing

Rating: Null/10 (1 May 2002)

This is not a movie for those wanting a complete story line, character development or a hollywood ending. It's a story of 100+ heroic soldiers and what they brave during this ordeal. A mission that is supposed to take under an hour strands the soldiers over night in Mogadishu, Somalia. The men are pinned down by enemy fire, and then the worst of it happens. A chopper is shot down. The movie follows the men on their way to rescue the downed crew and secure the chopper.
I left this movie with so much respect for these men. You don't have to be a military buff or a war junky to enjoy this film. It lets you see the finer points of men in less than ideal circumstances.
The movie shows you what it felt like to be in that battle, through the eyes of the Rangers and Deltas involved. I would (and do) recommend this movie to everyone, but don't go in with a soda and a bucket of popcorn, it's not that type of movie. I've seen it multiple times in the theater, and I'm at the edge of my seat everytime.
If you don't like seeing blood, this isn't a movie for you, there is a lot of blood and gore, but it goes to the central storyline. Nothing in this movie is added for effect.
In short, this movie is simply amazing.