Worst war movie... EVER

Rating: Null/10 (24 April 2004)

One major thing was missing from this movie. A little thing called character development. The characters were introduced and killed within about 5 minutes. One thing that generally makes war movies very powerful and different from other genres is that you get very attached to a character (it can even be the main character) and then he/she dies. This is powerful because you care about the character. When I was done watching Black Hawk Down, I didn't even remember any of the characters' names, let alone anything about them. Why should I give a damn about any of these guys? In short, this movie is the polar opposite of Saving Private Ryan in terms of character development. That said, the cinematography was incredible at times, and some of the battle scenes were very well done. But if you don't know anything about the guys who are fighting and dying, you might as well be watching Battlebots