Armand Darrius, Bronson Pinchot, David McSwain
The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downe...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 5, 2000
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April 1, 2009
"Now let's kill 'em all."
Edward Zwick, director of top movies like "Glory" and "The Last Samurai", is probably a distant relative to Steven Spielberg. Most of his movies suffer from an overdose of melodrama, and "Courage Under Fire" is a perfect example of that.
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August 17, 2009
Exceptional drama that has two plots crossing over. The first one is the opening scene as American forces are battling the enemy in Kuwait under Operation Desert Storm. Tanks led by LT Colonel Nathaniel Serling (a riveting Denzel Washington) are engaging the enemy when a mistake ...( read more)
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June 28, 2009
A powerful military drama that echoes Rashômon style storytelling. Denzel completely embodies his character and how thorough he has to be in his report. He has to be true not only to Capt. Walden but to himself. I liked the pacing here. Move to fast and you lose the gravit...( read more)
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Courage Under Fire honors its subject and its audience. full review
The end of the film understandably lays on the emotion a little heavily, but until then Courage Under Fire has been a fascinating emotional and logistical puzzle. full review
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