Rotten
Rules of Engagement never engages us.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Rules of Engagement
A hero should never have to stand alone.
2000 · 2h 8m · R
Drama, War
Directed by
William Friedkin
Overview
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Director and cast
- William Friedkin Director
- Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
- Samuel L. Jackson as Col. Terry L. Childers
- Guy Pearce as Maj. Mark Biggs
- Ben Kingsley as Ambassador Mourain
- Bruce Greenwood as National Security Advisor Bill Sokal
- Anne Archer as Mrs. Mourain
- Blair Underwood as Capt. Lee
- Philip Baker Hall as Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges
- Dale Dye as Gen. Perry
- Amidou as Dr. Ahmar
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Reconfirms the talent of onetime wunderkind director William Friedkin.
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
The two actors are soldiers of hard-headed substance at attention in a field of milder actors at ease.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Rules of Engagement suffers from a serious split personality disorder.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The sentiments here are thoroughly semper fi, but the result occasionally works at cross-purposes.
Mike Clark, USA Today
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