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Behind Enemy Lines
(Reviewed November 17, 2001)
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Jet fighter pilot Owen Wilson is shot down behind enemy lines in Bosnia and has to sneak his way to safety. Okay, so anybody with half of half a brain can figure out how this one is going to end. What's
kind of nice, though, is that the director and cinematographer used some visual style when shooting this strictly by-the-numbers (and kind of dumbheaded) affair. There are color-bleached scenes and other
tricks that jazz up what could have been (should have been?) a made-for-TV war movie. Also, there's a great "landmines blowin' up real good" scene that is as thrilling as it is preposterous.
The only other redeeming factor of "Behind Enemy Lines" is commanding officer Gene Hackman's utter contempt for his United Nations
overseers. Now there is a message that needs sending.
Back Row Grade: D-
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