Rotten
The filmmakers do their best to distract us, but eventually it becomes hard to ignore that Behind Enemy Lines is one long chase sequence.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Behind Enemy Lines
His only weapon is his will to survive.
2001 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Directed by
John Moore
Overview
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
Director and cast
- John Moore Director
- Owen Wilson as Lt. Chris Burnett
- Gene Hackman as Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
- Gabriel Macht as Stackhouse
- Charles Malik Whitfield as Capt. Rodway, USMC
- Olek Krupa as General Miroslav Lokar
- Vladimir Mashkov as Tracker (Sasha)
- Marko Igonda Cast
- David Keith Cast
- Joaquim de Almeida Cast
- Eyal Podell Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An old-fashioned game of the cinematic cat-and-mouse, soldier-on-the-run variety.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
The only thing certain about Behind Enemy Lines is that Mr. Wilson is in it for the chance to work with Mr. Hackman, and Mr. Hackman is in it for the money.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
A piece of junk.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Pro forma stuff, so much so that you start to wonder why no fetching femme resistance fighter materializes to help the Americans on the ground.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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