What's the big deal?

Rating: 6/10 (20 January 2002)

A great war movie? As if.
The tale of US soldiers who foolhardedly go into Mogadishu isn't half Hollywooded up and stereotyped big time. The recycling of cast in war films - Josh Hartnett [rubbish, again] and Tom Sizemore [even wearing his helmet at the same angle as the last war film he was in] - is a bit cynical, and does little to interest the viewer.
The pleasant surprise was the performance of Ewan McGregor, who was truly excellent.
This is OK, but hardly anything to write home about. And it did drag on.