Behind Enemy Lines (DVD)

>>>> Synopsis Having signed up to be a hot shot Navy fighter pilot, Lieutenant Chris Burnett has become disillusioned with his career, as he spends more time policing the Bosnian landscape than seeing any real action. Determined to find a more satisfying career when his tour of duty on the U.S.S. Vinson ends, he is sent on one final reconnaissance mission, with his co-pilot Stackhouse, to photograph the Bosnian landscape. A mundane task until they spot some illegal military action in a supposedly demilitarized zone, which leads to them being blown out of the sky by the illegal force. Having managed to safely eject from his failing ...  Read the complete review

Although one would think this is 'loosely' based on the incident a few years ago where an Air Force pilot (LT Scott O'Grady) was shot down in enemy territory and later rescued by our forces, that's really where the similarities end. 2 stories really: A Navy pilot is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him. Wilson's character (LT Burnett) is a Navy flight navigator who has become disillusioned with the Navy and is contemplating resigning his commission. Hackman plays an admiral who is the battle ...  Read the complete review

Tis' the season for war films then. After last years 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Enemy At The Gates' this year is continuing the trend with 'Behind Enemy Lines' and the soon to be released 'Black Hawk Dawn' and 'No Man's Land'. With last years efforts there were more misses than hits and perhaps it is somewhat welcoming that 'Behind Enemy Lines' is close to being a maybe. This sort of prediction would be impractical if you were to go by the first half an hour of the picture. Coming across like a wet Top Gun 2 with cheap one-liners and even cheaper sketches (the cringe worthy football/Wilson gag should have been ...  Read the complete review

Conflicts can often create opportunities for filmmakers to do their thing. Behind enemy lines is based on an incident that occurred in the Bosnian conflict. Using some artistic license, this film tells the story of a pilot navigator who is shot down with his pilot and forced to find his way home. Cast/Characters *************** Owen Wilson - Chris Burnett Gene Hackman - Lesley Riegart Gabriel Macht - Stackhouse Charles Malik Whitfield - Rodway Joaquim de Almeida - Piquet David Keith - O'Malley Olek Krupa - Lokar Vladimir Mashkov - Tracker Chris Burnett is bored with flying the routine ...  Read the complete review

I remember seeing the trailer for this movie at the tail end of last year and it was one of the worst cut trailers I have ever seen. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave the job to a monkey who had A.D.D and was heavily drinking at the time. Anyway now the film is on DVD and a wok colleague lent it to me so I didn't have to pay good money to see something that could waste 100 minutes of my life. Behind Enemy Lines has some elements that I liked before even watching it, it has a modern war story and featured Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson in the leads. Wilson is one of those affable actors who you just like whilst Hackman is one of the best actors around, I ...  Read the complete review