Excellent telling of a real-life story

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2002)

This movie is a real achievement in faithfully telling the actual events as they happened back in 1993. I imagine some people might say Black Hawk Down was not as "entertaining" as they had hoped. All I can say to that is thank God it wasn't another `Pearl Harbor'! This movie is as a case study of modern warfare.
Unlike "Pearl Harbor", this movie is made in the tradition of "Tora! Tora! Tora" and "The Longest Day" in its straightforward and objective portrayal of the events. It is based on the meticulously researched book by Mark Bowden. There are no Rambo-like cartoon heroics. This makes the bare-bones bravery and dedication the movie portrays much more credibleÂ… as well as incredible.