Black hawk down

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2009)

This stunning masterpiece ranks high up alongside such great war epics like Saving private Ryan and Apocalypse now. With a combination of Ridley Scots phenomenal directing and an array of well written and acted characters, the film really stands at the top of the action- war genre. The film is based on events which occurred in the early 90's when U.S. marines were sent in to capture two top Somalian lieutenants and hopefully end the bloody battles. The cinematography, directing and editing were the key points to the film. It was made to illustrate the danger faced by the military in such a situation and i think it achieves this well through the graphic battle scenes. I give this stunning film 10 out of 10 and if you liked saving private Ryan, you'll love this.