Bravo Two Zero
Sean Bean has yet to star in a major movie, but he proves his charisma inBravo Two Zero, based on the true story of a British Special Forces unit behind enemy lines during the Gulf War.Bravo Two Zerobegins with the men taking leave of their wives, children, and girlfriends, then takes us step by step through the procedures that lead to going to war: not simply the gathering of equipment and intelligence, but things like "proof of life" statements--something idiosyncratic that, if the soldiers are captured, will demonstrate that they are still alive. Sent to cut an information line, the squad loses radio contact, and the men are forced to abandon their gear and head for the border of Syria. From there things only get worse, and some viewers may find the going brutal. These realistic details give the movie its punch, but it's Bean who keeps you caring.--Bret Fetzer