Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
37 %
Reviews Counted: 126 Fresh: 46 Rotten:80 Average Rating: 4.7/10
Consensus:
The plot for Behind Enemy Lines is more jingoistic than credible, and the overload of flashy visual tricks makes the action sequences resemble a video game.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 30, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $58,767,833
Synopsis: On a reconnaissance flight over eastern Europe, disillusioned naval pilot Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) and his partner, Stackhouse (Gabriel Macht), photograph a scene they were not meant to see. When their plane is shot down and Stackhouse is quickly captured and executed, Burnett must... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield, Joaquim de Almeida
Director: John Moore
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, David Veloz, John Thomas, James Thomas
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Don Davis
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, David Veloz, John Thomas, James Thomas
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Don Davis
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05/26/06
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01/26/06
From its prosaic title to its convenient timeliness, this valentine to U.S. military guys hamstrung by officious NATO bureaucrats could hardly seem less promising
01/07/05
That's just one of many reasons why I'm reluctant to call Behind the Lines entertainment. Propaganda, MTV-style, might be closer to the truth.
06/25/04
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12/15/03
A satisfying enough piece of giddy-up entertainment that raises a few passing questions about the American 'cowboy mentality' before ultimately deciding it’s a lot more fun to simply eat your action movie cake than try to have it too.
07/18/03
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05/22/03
Plays more like a recruitment video for the US military than any serious examination of conflict.
01/30/03
This film was so uninspired and bad, it is difficult to find anything positive to say about it.
12/08/02
It's pure adventure hokum, despite some end captions which are put up as though the events portrayed really happened (they didn't).
11/10/02
The filmmakers do their best to distract us, but eventually it becomes hard to ignore that Behind Enemy Lines is one long chase sequence.
11/06/02
Top Critic
There isn't a single surprise, but there is a lot of hokey (and mostly too loud) music, along with tired visuals (parachuting over a snow-clad angel statue is one) and stuff blowing up.
10/21/02
Works pretty well as long as you don't pay too much attention to what anyone says and just let the action sweep you along.
10/15/02
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