G.I. Jane is another feather in Scott's cap

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2003)

Sir Ridley Scott is undoubtedly one of the finest contemporary film directors of our time and GI Jane is another example of his finely honed cinematic skill. The movie accurately depicts SEAL training and manages to thematically intertwine the advantage women bring to roles of combat. The protagonist Jordan O'Neill a topographical analyst with Naval Intelligence is recruited as a test case for SEAL training. Although physically dwarfed by the other candidates O'Neill's "academic evolution" is significantly greater than many on her team. This aspect of feminine intelligence is highlighted again and again within the screenplay and evokes in O'Neill a strength and resiliency that allows her to "gut it out". Like his other tremendous films Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, GI Jane is a tapestry of the complexity of the human condition and the need to use all our strengths in times of crisis. I highly recommend this film as I would all of Ridley Scott's endeavors.