Been there, done that...pretty much sums up my feelings for this film. There WERE parts that I enjoyed though. I liked that "realistic" portions of the movie. The training, the equipment, the inclusion of natives as the cast members. Some of which actually survived through similar circumstances and whose memories were incorporated into parts of the film.
What I didn't like was the main character played by Willis. He was originally portrayed as being hard and "by the book" as well as a loner. They tried too hard to get this message across while at the same time having him being shown as instantly fascinated by Lena. He was making all these contradictory choices and decisions early on in the movie seemingly based on nothing more than his attraction towards the good doctor. The word "whipped" kept creeping into my head. His was the weak character in the film and it almost wrecked the entire movie.
I won't say to completely stay away, but I also don't know where this film belongs. It's like a ugly hybrid of Black Hawke Down and Proof of Life.
What I didn't like was the main character played by Willis. He was originally portrayed as being hard and "by the book" as well as a loner. They tried too hard to get this message across while at the same time having him being shown as instantly fascinated by Lena. He was making all these contradictory choices and decisions early on in the movie seemingly based on nothing more than his attraction towards the good doctor. The word "whipped" kept creeping into my head. His was the weak character in the film and it almost wrecked the entire movie.
I won't say to completely stay away, but I also don't know where this film belongs. It's like a ugly hybrid of Black Hawke Down and Proof of Life.