
Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Bur... (Full plot summary below)
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Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way.
Leave your thoughts about Behind Enemy Lines.
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSimplistic and jingoistic. But it's also explosively fun. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyWar is hellishly entertaining, especially in Behind Enemy Lines, a 21-gun salute to the commitment and preparedness of the U.S. military. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIts real agenda is rip-roaring adventure, and that it delivers all wrapped up with a bow. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachAs intense an immersion in military ambience as a Hollywood movie could hope to provide in just over 90 minutes. |
| TimeRichard SchickelAlthough at times ridiculous, Behind Enemy Lines nevertheless thrills, inspires. |
| Miami HeraldCharles SavageThe conflict (in Afghanistan) makes this updated Rambo-esque thriller seem at once dated and yet relevant in ways its creators could not have envisioned. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe script's labored efforts to push the proceedings into a thought-provoking military drama -- and draw some clear moral issue -- are, at best, flimsy. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAs a director, Moore is like an energetic puppy who's all over you all at once. You admire his energy, and it's awfully hard to get angry at such high spirits, but you can't help but wish he'd calm down just a bit. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerAn unembarrassed, high-octane demonstration of the virtues of a U.S. military with a mission, the latest war pic from 20th Century Fox -- a studio with a proud tradition in this field -- couldn't be better timed to fit the popular mood. |
| New York PostLou LumenickA slickly entertaining war movie that's sometimes striking, sometimes silly -- but never, ever boring. |