A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Denzel Washington Meg Ryan Lou Diamond Phillips Matt Damon Michael Moriarty Michole Briana White Bronson Pinchot Amy Hathaway Diane Baker Seth Gilliam Regina Taylor Scott Glenn Sean Astin Sean Patrick Thomas Zeljko Ivanek Tim Guinee Tim Ransom Ned Vaughn Manny Perez David McSwain Korey Coleman Armand Darrius Mark Adair-Rios Ken Jenkins Kathleen Widdoes Robert Brent Lappin Jack Watkins Benjamin Bryant
Denise Lynne Roberts Ron Stein Pete Antico Steve Picerni Danny Rogers Robby Robinson David Zellitti Steve Kelso Alan Oliney Ben Hernandez Bray John Cenatiempo James M. Halty
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Edward Zwick's Courage Under Fire is an underrated & solid Rashomon-style military procedural, also this is Hollywood's first film about the Gulf War. The movie touches on some significant humanistic aspect and tackles such themes as grief, PTSD and the aftermath of trauma, tho it's bit predictable and they could’ve avoided that Hollywood-ish happy ending. The cast is stacked (Matt Damon, in his first major role) and it's always amazing how Denzel Washington elevates the quality of any movie he's in.
Starring: King Kong Ain’t Got Sh!t On Denzel
Denzel Washington and Edward Zwick reunite for a legal drama about a man who, while dealing with his own feelings about a fatal military accident that took the life of one of his own, becomes entangled in an investigation into the death of a female pilot.
Based on my rating, it's obvious that I didn't find much to like in this movie. The film's themes of bureaucracy and corruption in government, particularly the military, and how some people try to shade the sun with their finger yet end up ruining and enabling many lives to be lost, lends themselves well to discussion and debate on paper and in the film itself. Washington…
I feel like the idealism that's being honored here doesn't date even if we're conditioned to be suspicious of it these days, and if I'm wrong about that, well, what a vehicle for some exquisite, string-pulling melodrama. Anyway this is a terrific showcase for two really tremendous and tremendously showy movie-star performances.
So trügen einen die Erinnerungen.
-Das Setting sollte den Irak unter dem „Zweiten Golfkrieg“ darstellen, tut es aber nicht. Ebenso gut hätte es irgendwo in Südeuropa, in Nordafrika oder in Mittelasien spielen können.
-Der Cast kann sich sehen lassen mit Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Matt Damon oder einem Scott Glenn. Das Problem dabei: Denzel Washington macht aus einem mauen Film längst keinen guten, Meg Ryan scheint auch nach dem zweiten Blick als eine völlige Fehlbesetzung, Matt Damon fand spätestens nach diesem Werk den Süßigkeitenschrank Zuhause und aß sich einige Kilos an, Scott Glenn ist Scott Glenn.
-Die Action ist schlecht, Marke aus dem Einmaleins von hier ein Feuer, da ein Feuer, hier eine Gewehrsalve und da eine Gewehrsalve mit den Knöpfen für E, wie Explosion und R, wie rater rater rater.
Daraus ergibt sich ein langweiliges Werk mit einer eigentlich guten Prämisse die an der mangelnden Inszenierung und insbesondere an dem schlechten Drehbuch scheiterte.
I can't believe both Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had to save Matt Damon's ass in the 90s
* I chose this movie because it starred Denzel and on it's imdb page the first genre mentioned was action. First of all this is not an action movie. Action is just part of the story. Secondly Denzel has very little to do with the action. Thank god the movie was good. Otherwise it would have been a perfect case of disappointment. 😂
* I have a problem with completely understanding overwhelming guilt. Why is that? 🤔 That's why the score is 4.5/5 and not 5/5.
* Denzel was excellent. It was great to see Meg Ryan in a serious role.
* I liked the structure of the movie which is similar to a Japanese masterpiece (don't want to mention…
Like other films starring Denzel Washington, it works due to his presence. He portrays a military man perfectly. Stern, polite but stil fierce.
As far as the narrative goes, it's the usual investigation in the military, where things are being hidden to honor an unspoken code of honour or to protect the perpetrator. No t as compelling as I would hope to, but still Denzel always makes a film worthwhile.
In a hour or less, I'll drive 220km, my home for 2021 awaits me. It's only a year, still it's a major change. I'm not sure when I'll have wi-fi so it's possible that my next reviews will be a little short.
And I just want to thank the people I met on letterboxd. I know I only know you virtually, but it's so great to speak to people who also love cinema, to hear opinions on films, and to discover films I would never even imagine they exist.
FEBRUARY 2021 STAR OF THE MONTH: DENZEL WASHINGTON (#5)
I wasn't sure what to follow Heart Condition with on my journey through Denzel Washington's filmography, but it ended up making a lot of sense for the back half of my double bill to be another film about a Black man in the role of a savior redeeming a white person in some way; in further similarity, one of those two people is dead for the whole film, although in this case it's the white character.
Set in 1991 during the Gulf War, Courage Under Fire is a military drama that's essentially Citizen Kane/Rashomon with an A Few Good Men slant, following US Army Colonel Nat Serling's (Washington) investigation into the…
A Gulf War epic whose drama questions the truth behind a deadly chain of events, Edward Zwick's "Courage Under Fire" is a potent and thrilling piece of cinema. With layered characters, a compelling structure, and robust emotions, the film is a weighty and memorable examination of war's many casualties.
Starring Denzel Washington as a military officer charged with investigating events that led to the death of a Medal of Honor candidate, the film examines the different stories recounted by those who were there. Finding the truth is not an easy path, and Washington's character is forced to deal with his own history as his investigation takes shape.
The narrative examines truth as a malleable element whose deliverer molds it to…
One of the first modern war movies to really get "it" right, Courage Under Fire is a moving and tragic character-driven Rashomon-inspired drama with outstanding performances all around, but espesh from Denzel, a convincing Meg Ryan, a terrifying Lou Diamond Phillips, and Matt Damon in a break-out role that put him on the map as a rising young talent in Hollywood, and though it might be too sentimental or jingoistic for some people's tastes, I'm here to say its pathos and deft characterization is authentic, respectful, and heartbreaking.
My father was a "tanker," an Armor officer, like Denzel in this movie, and his battalion was the first battalion in Germany to receive the spanking-new Abrams tank back in the day.…
