Jackson and Jones

Rating: 7/10 (14 April 2000)

William Friedkin's Rules of Engagement is good, if your a war veteran fan. I am not, so in this film I looked for some other things, like acting. I found that and it was good. Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson work very well together as Vietnam veteran Colonels who are caught in a cross-fire when Col. Terry Childers (Jackson) is accused of ordering the murder of 83 Yemenese during a confrontation. He asks Col. Hodges (Jones) to act as his attorney. During the trial there is some really great courtroom drama. This and the acting (and Friedkin's directing) are what make this film OK. But that's it. The backplots aren't though out and the supporting characters (i.e. Ben Kingsley) aren't in the movie as much as I wanted. Still, It's OK. B