
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Rangers, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen, resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk... (Full plot summary below)
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Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Rangers, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen, resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed helicopters, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second crash, as well as many others who were involved.
Leave your thoughts about Black Hawk Down.
| Film ThreatMichael DequinaIt's a rather shrewd move to not develop the characters beyond the most limited degree; the cold, wasteful machine-like quality to the destruction comes across all the better without forced melodrama. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottBlack Hawk Down, for all its elegant copter views, has its heart on the ground and inside the men. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonWhenever the battle stops for even a moment to focus on characters, just about every John Wayne war movie cliche imaginable takes over. |
| Fantastica DailyShirley KlassI am proud of those men, and I am grateful to the filmmakers for bringing this story to my attention. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanDirector Ridley Scott and his team have recreated combat as realistically as any film ever. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonBlack Hawk Down is a superb example of its genre. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirAn endless battle scene in search of a movie. It's every bit as harrowing -- and also every bit as pointless and misguided -- as the botched military mission it depicts. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyRivets our interest for its entire lengthy running time. And it does this without any of the usual war movie clichés, false heroics, barracks-humor nonsense or grandstanding absurdities. |
| The Film YapNick RogersNo film from the Zeroes - hell, maybe ever - more forcefully imparted the horrors of war as thoroughly, coherently and hauntingly. Even justified wars run rampant with monstrosities, and this showed just how critical camaraderie can be in conquering them. |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkBlack Hawk Down sends you away impressed, properly horrified and then thoughtful about the lessons ignored from the battle it exhaustively describes. |