Underrated Ridley Scott military classic...

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2002)

I never understood where the hatred towards this film came from. It has great performances all around, including probably Demi Moore's finest (come back Demi!). It has excellent cinematography. Not a great script, but a very good one. And of course it has masterful direction by Ridley Scott, someone who is just being respected because of his masterpiece, GLADIATOR. People seem to dismiss military thrillers for some ungodly reason, and this is one of the best. It's time for Ridley to do a special edition DVD for this baby and show the world that this is one damned fine film. 8/10 ***1/2