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 struggle to survive in unfamiliar hostile .. Read more
| Starring | Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht, Joaquim De Almeida |
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| Director | John Moore |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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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 struggle to survive in unfamiliar hostile territory with a cold-blooded assassin and hundreds of enemy troops on his heels. Meanwhile, on an American battleship in the Adriatic Sea, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart (Gene Hackman), attempts to negotiate his soldier's return amidst tense political and military maneuvers. Soon Burnett discovers exactly why he's being hunted, making his situation--and Reigert's actions--even more perilous.
Benefiting from Wilson's straightforward performance and Hackman's typically engaging presence, BEHIND ENEMY LINES proves itself with a solid story (loosely based on real-life events) and excellent action sequences. Shot in a cold, icy light, John Moore's film features a nail-biting aerial chase, a tense race across a grenade-filled wasteland, and a stunningly explosive final battle. Wilson, typically cast in quirky comedic roles, is an unlikely action hero who turns out to be the movie's secret weapon. By avoiding excessive macho posturing, BEHIND ENEMY LINES is smarter, more exciting, and better looking than most Hollywood military thrillers.
| Starring | Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht, Joaquim De Almeida, Charles Malik Whitfield, David Keith, Vladimir Mashkov, Olek Krupa |
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| Director | John Moore |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 41 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 31 May 2002 Blu-ray: 12 Mar 2007 |
Old-fashioned war movie propaganda, of the type one might have hoped that Hollywood had outgrown, filmed in an obtrusively ostentatious style that owes more to video games than any reality.
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Not bad at all..
Good old-fashioned fast moving story - no spuriously inserted 'love story' angle, just straightforward story.
Gene Hackman attempts to get ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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worth watching
this is a good film but nothing speshel but its still good and worth watching.
the action was ok good story and owen willson done good in this film ... read more »
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Very good action packed survival film
I loved this film. I thought it was very good. Was an action packed survival film. It is the first film that I was seen Owen Wilson play a non comedy role and I... read more »
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Behind Enemy Lines
This film is what Suuround Sound was invented for. A true classic that every bloke should watch. Hackman and Wilson at their very best.
By the barely non-existent standards of movies based on videogames, Max Payne isn’t so bad. Yes, the plot is beyond predictable, a string of clichés from beginning to end. But think of it as, well, a wire on which director John Moore can hang gaudy ornamentals, flashing lights and Mark Wahlberg’s self-sacrificial hero… It may not make much of a film in the traditional sense of the word, but at least the thing functions as eye candy. Max is mad because his wife and baby were... Read more
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