This is where IMDb doesn't measure up...

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2010)

...because some of the most stimulating films ever made lose out to the average just because they did not appeal to the herd mentality. Films like GI Jane get a short shrift on this hugely followed platform while a slasher film with a trite storyline will find a better rating. And, I too was a party to the collective prejudice of the reviewers, until I decided to undo it by filing in this review. I gave the movie a skip several times just because I thought, "why the hell are they trying to make a hero out of a woman in boy's playground!" There 'we' go. And, then there was Demi Moore! It was like trying to slip out of striptease and wear the Uniform. Until, I saw the rental at my friend's place to kill time. And, boy I was embarrassed of myself just the same as Mortensen who plays Demi Moore's superior in the film. This is certainly not the best film but a disciplined one. The plot's forward movement was much better than some of the obscenely expensive films of Bruckerheimer or Michael Bay films which just end up distracting the audience from the poor script. The build up was good. The characters believable. I didn't know it was a ridley scott film until I checked out the film's title on IMDb while watching the film. Going into the storyline would be a waste. I would just like to add that Moore got a chip on her shoulder wearing the uniform. Striptease seemed a waste of time. I would have given a 7 rating for the film but when I see the mindless waste that my fellow reviewers have turned it into I thought I will give it an 8...just to clear up the mess a bit.