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Reigart gives him a fair old bollocking and then sends him
off on a Christmas Day reconnaisance patrol over a safe area
of the war-torn Balkans nation.
While flying over a demilitarised zone, the aircraft accidently
photographs something it shouldn't and the pleasant Serbian
troops below - a mob well know for being nice to enemies -
shoots off a couple of air-to-surface missiles to stop them
getting away.
Despite a full-on adrenalin pumping scene of evasive manouevres
the Americans are shot down and while trying to signal his
carrier for a rescue mission Burnett watches as his pilot
is executed in cold blood.
From then on in it is a race to survive as the Serbs set
off in hot pursuit to stop Burnett getting away to report
on what he has seen.
What follows is an hour and a half of pretty exciting stuff
as our boy does his best to remain alive in an area well known
for atrocities, brutality and general insanity.
One fantastic scene involves him trying to get through a
field of mine tripwires while being shot at by the Serbs.
From being fairly non-committal about watching Behind
Enemy Lines I found this to be a movie I can recommend
for pure excitement.
Owen is terrific and carries the role really well. He goes
from being a self-important know-it-all to a please-let-me-survive
chap within the length of the movie and does so with credibility.
Hackman is Hackman - in other words at the least very good
- even if he doesn't really have a lot to work with.
The photography is excellent and the video transfer is superb.
Soundwise, this DVD is an absolute ripper - particularly when
the mines start going off.
Behind Enemy Lines is excellent entertainment.
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 20%
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