Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicky Katt
Director William Friedkin knows a thing or two about staging harrowing action sequences, and if you don't believe that, you've never seen The French Connection or To Live and Die in L.A....( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
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September 22, 2008A mostly enjoyable distraction big on capturing the style of the marines but one that's a little short on plot; in a post-CSI world, I feel like they could have just done the 20-minute forensics and told us where the fire was coming from, and not needed half a movie of trial cove...( read more)
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September 6, 2008A decent war drama war as a mission is investigated in court to find out what happened.
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May 3, 2008Interesting movie about decisions being made in the line of fire and the cover ups that go on. This wasn't as good as "A Few Good Men", however.
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April 25, 2008An intensely gripping, nail-biting and exhilerating military thriller. Compelling, memerising and very exciting. A mixture of strong court room drama and some explosive action. Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson give electrifying performances. These two heavyweights deliver th...( read more)
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February 12, 2008In this film you'll learn why shooting at a crowd of children is OK as long as they are Yemenis and you are the US army? Not only the film is bad but it stinks of racism and militarism.
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November 6, 20094 of 5 stars for the military drama movie Rules of Engagement. Let's start by saying any movie with Tommy Lee Jones ad Samuel L Jackson is one that I will like, both are among my favorite actors. Our two lead characters fought together during Viet Nam and experienced extreme acti...( read more)
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July 19, 2009Well, Hell! Jones & Jackson: what would you expect? An intense, well-done drama about Marines in combat and one cost of heroism. On a more cautionary note, the movie sustained substantial criticism for its portrayal of Arabs, something to consider.
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July 15, 2009I am generally not a huge fan of the genre. . . But this movie was really good! The acting was great, the plot was very real and engrossing and it ended in a way that I did not expect. Sam Jackson & Tommy Lee Jones have great chemistry as 2 old vietnam war buddies that lead very...( read more)
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, At the Movies
At the end we have a film that attacks its central issue from all sides and has a collision in the middle. full review
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September 17, 2007For those in active military duties, this provides unanswered questions about the desirability or otherwise of adhering to the Rules of Engagements in the event of war. The Geneva Conventions must be review to come to terms with the current realities.
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