Release Date:
11/30/2001
Didya ever see a cop on the street who just doesnt look all that physically intimidating, and wonder, What the hell could this guy do if I needed help? Then you notice hes partnered with a guy who could make Michael Clarke Duncan his prison bitch and it all makes sense. Why this long intro? Well, that pairing-up mentality helps explain some of Behind Enemy Lines. At first glance you see Owen Wilson and wonder, Did I stumble into Zoolander? Then you see Gene Hackman in uniform and it all makes sense. This is a war movie. Pay attention.
Behind Enemy Lines kick starts when a cocky Navy pilot (arent they all?) gets shot down while on a routine recon mission over Bosnia. With a ton of U.N. red tape holding back his rescue team, hes forced to fend for himself. The casting of Wilson works during this part because this character isnt supposed to be Rambohes an average guy who has to be a soldier for the first time in his life. He gets the requisite pep talks from Hackman (hard-assed as ever) and narrowly avoids the cross-hairs of a psychotic Serbian sniper. But its the ending that kills Behind Enemy Lines. Without giving anything away, it suddenly decides to turns Wilson into, well Rambo, which is as ridiculous as it sounds.
Behind Enemy Lines kick starts when a cocky Navy pilot (arent they all?) gets shot down while on a routine recon mission over Bosnia. With a ton of U.N. red tape holding back his rescue team, hes forced to fend for himself. The casting of Wilson works during this part because this character isnt supposed to be Rambohes an average guy who has to be a soldier for the first time in his life. He gets the requisite pep talks from Hackman (hard-assed as ever) and narrowly avoids the cross-hairs of a psychotic Serbian sniper. But its the ending that kills Behind Enemy Lines. Without giving anything away, it suddenly decides to turns Wilson into, well Rambo, which is as ridiculous as it sounds.