Ehh..

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 2002)

Maybe this film is supposed to make a point. It's supposed to be one of the most realistic, and best war movies ever. But I thought it was boring. Maybe this is Hollywood's way of saying "See? Real stuff is crap. That's why we spice everything up" or something. The problems with Black Hawk Down were things like character development. There wasn't any. We didn't know anything about the characters and we were supposed to feel sorry for them? I didn't even know their names! And on the back of the box, it says that the mission turned into "a living nightmare". That sounded like it might have some cinematic promise. It lied. Sure, people died, and the mission was supposed to be easy, but it definitely wasn't the worst thing to ever happen. It would have also been nice to get to know the enemy. He had, what, like six lines? Ten minutes of on-screen time? I can't work up hatred for a bad guy unless they actually show why he's so bad. For example, The Patriot (2000 - I think) with Mel Gibson. The British dragoon (don't remember his name, I haven't seen it in a long time) was a really evil guy. He killed Mel's kids, ordered the burning down of a church, etc, and showed no remorse whatsoever. Basically, I'm saying, Black Hawk Down nowhere near lived up the hype I heard. I give it a three stars out of ten.