Review of Black Hawk Down (2001) by Andy S — 22 Mar 2011
Black Hawk Down's mission is to be a modern-day Saving Private Ryan. And though it succeeds in some respecs, in many others, it fails, coming across as a shadow of Steven Spielberg's epic. However, this is not to say that Ridley Scott's version is a bad film; quite the opposite, in fact.
This is a visceral, cringe-inducing, action-packed look at warfare, rather than one that tries to focus on the characters like SPR. So while it's lack of depth keeps it from achieving greatness, it remains a riveting, occasionally moving war film that is easily worth a peek.
This review of Black Hawk Down (2001) was written by Andy S on 22 Mar 2011.
Black Hawk Down has generally received very positive reviews.
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