A fine movie

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2004)

This isn't one of the all-time greats, but this is a fine, and very watchable, movie with some really nice touches. The sequence in which Jones' character first arrives in and looks around Sanaa is very well done; it's quiet and reflective, an unusual move in a major Hollywood picture.
I don't really see the jingoism others complain about. Any self-respecting nation would depict its fighting men and women the way Americans have depicted themselves and their armed forces in this movie. Where others see offensive self-absorption and undue self-respect, I see a very normal sense of self-worth.