Behind Enemy Lines (1997)

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Thought this beaut was the Gene Hackman film. Oops wrong.Even several large whiskys while watching couldn't disguise the quality of this picture. The editing was very poor but the bit that stuck out for me was in the battle at the end, where the heroes whilst escaping and mowing down scores of hopelessly poor enemy marksmen, stop to have a earnest chat over something. Strolling nonchalantly along tete a tete, all shooting stops, even the enemy, while the heroes parley. Then suddenly realising where they were recommence the battle killing scores more enemy. Never knew you could call time out in a pitched battle. Never saw a rifle magazine changed and even hits on canvas tents were making sparks and flashes.This film should be age rated. Not suitable for anyone over 12 years old

This is not a Vietnam War movie. It just happens to be placed there but in current time. A Vietnam where the soldiers owe their allegiance to their General, rather than to some state government. Hence, all these dudes getting mowed down for no apparent reason which could possibly benefit them in any way. And the lousy training of a private army accounts for their inability to hit anything they shoot at. Well, that and plot convenience. At any rate, a Black Op goes wrong and one man is captured. When he is deemed to have no valuable knowledge, he is kept as bait for his buddy, who might. Surprise, surprise, he does show up, bearing some of his ex-Marine buddies and, well, the other guy's sister. This flick reeks of made for TV. It has some good action and an interesting plot, some fair acting but in total it really just stinks. 5/10

This is an ultra low budget action film with the tired old plot of "save my buddy in Vietnam from sadistic commies and finish the mission." The acting is poor in this movie, save for the two male leads. They are merely OK. The idea of Griffiths' friends coming over to help is absolutely ludicrous and the Wolf character should be shot also. If you like lots of military style shooting, you'll like watching this; otherwise, beware! There's lots of hand to hand combat also, giving Griffiths a chance to flex his muscles, more action than usual for this type of film. However, there's nothing new, so what's the point? A good movie to watch with the guys the night before the Super Bowl, after you're all tanked up, but that's about it. *1/2 of 4 stars.

My friends, this is an incredibly insipid movie. How many Vietnam-era flicks are gonna be produced before someone eventually decides "enough is enough"? Ignoring such films as "Platoon" or "Apocalypse Now" or "The Deer Hunter" (truly splendid examples of cinema within the genre) and also ignoring the first "Rambo" film (a movie I embarrasingly admit to having enjoyed), I have this suspicion that some shady, weasel-like producer in sunny So. California thought to himself "Hey! I know how to make a quick buck! I'll screw a few investors outta a couple hundred grand and I'll make a, uhh... yeah! I'll make a 'Nam flick!"Phuuleeze! Give it a rest, willya? The only people who would possibly find this movie worth watching are pre-pubescent little boys living in Idaho.