Two good action sequences, but overall a very poor film

Rating: 2/10 (29 September 2000)

The Vietnam scene was enjoyable, and the embassy rescue was enjoyable. But as a whole, this movie was a piece of junk.
The biggest problem with this movie is the twisted message of morality it conveys. The tagline is, "A Hero Should Never Have to Stand Alone." A hero? SLJackson may be one to the ambassador, but the ambassador may have been an enemy of the Yemenese. Of course, the grievances of the Yemeni protesters are never established in this movie, because whatever they were, they aren't worth jack**** and the opinions of Americans are always the correct ones. The movie says: "The lives of 3 people are worth more than the lives of 80 people." Remember, the grievances of the Yemenese are never established, so the viewer never knows whether or not they had a right to use force to attempt to expel the American ambassador from their country.
There were other problems in this movie, including Tommy Lee Jones, the fact that there are never any ballistics tests and what not, and the ridiculous ending, not to mention that flashback by SLJ in which the little girl raises a weapon. At that point in the movie I basically began to worry about Hollywood's future. Will they continue to make movies that present twisted and immoral ideals to the viewer, or will they attempt to convey positive messages that also entertain us?