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 ...

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 ...

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 ...