The demise of a hero.

Rating: 2/10 (15 March 2002)

It's hard to believe that this film was made by the same man who did Alien and Bladerunner! Of course it was only down hill from there, but that it would go this far...
The film is basically a looooong gun fight with basically no story and stereotype characters. The Somalis are portrayed as mindless brutes at best , whose only job is to be blown to pieces. The moral of the film seems to be that an American life is worth at least 50 foreigners' and that there is a definite and indisputable line between good and evil that separates Americans from whoever opposes them.
In times like these, maybe the black and white moral makes sence. Black Hawk down should serve as a good recruitment film for US Military, but please, keep these films on your side of the pond. I don't need their opinions shoved down my throat.
As for Ridley Scott I can only say that yet another hero is gone.