Regie:
Edward ZwickScenario:
Patrick Sheane DuncanCamera:
Roger DeakinsMuziek:
James HornerActeurs:
Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Bronson Pinchot, Seth Gilliam, Regina Taylor, Željko Ivanek, Scott Glenn (meer)Streaming (3)
Samenvattingen(1)
Kolonel Nathaniel Serling is een gedesillusioneerde veteraan uit de Golfoorlog. Hij krijgt de opdracht om de staat van dienst van kapitein Karen Walden te onderzoeken, omdat zij kans maakt om de eerste vrouw te worden die de Medal of Honor ontvangt voor ongeëvenaarde moed in de strijd. Postuum helaas, want kapitein Walden is omgekomen tijdens haar heldendaad. Serling stuit op inconsistenties in de verschillende ooggetuigenverslagen. Hij vermoedt een doofpotaffaire en besluit er alles aan te doen om de waarheid boven tafel te krijgen. (Columbia TriStar Films)
(meer)Recensie (3)
It's not a bad attempt at a more psychological approach to war material. The creators offer one of the films of the Gulf War from several perspectives – each person has their own motivations, motives a different version, and the view of the events of one night in a downed American helicopter. Is his commander a fearless heroin or a panicked woman? Denzel Washington's job is to find out the truth while dealing with the inner trauma of the war. Unfortunately, the interesting idea of "analyzing war heroism" is not very interestingly realized. Basically, it's noble and fairly well-played boredom with empty ambitions to go into depth, which you only need to see once for the solution.
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A very good psychological war drama. The flashbacks were well dosed and not a moment was boring. I enjoyed Captain Walden, I mean Meg Ryan.
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Too much pathos in movies just bothers me. That's exactly what happens in the last 20 minutes or so of this film. But Denzel Washington is an actor who can walk you through this without you having to get too angry. Great acting with a story that seemed good but could have been even better.
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