Anne Bancroft as Senator Lillian DeHaven is Oscar worthy...

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2000)

G.I. Jane was a fine movie that effectively combined drama, politics, and brutal action in one. Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen are powerful leads, but the real attention-getter is Oscar Winner Anne Bancroft, who plays a Texas Democrat Senator Lillian DeHaven. Not only is it rare to see a high-ranking female politician played in movies, but it is exceptionally rare to see a high-powered female military figure as Bancroft was. As Senator Lillian DeHaven, she played the chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Military Arms & Actions who promises an appointment to Secretary of the Navy to a gentleman who allows her to enter G.I. Jane (Moore) in the elite Navy Seals program. Senator DeHaven is up for re-election in Texas, and she is expected to loose unless she can gain publicity, which she deceitfully uses G.I. Jane for... Excellent Movie