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80
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Its real agenda is rip-roaring adventure, and that it delivers all wrapped up with a bow.
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80
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Washington Post Rita Kempley
War is hellishly entertaining, especially in Behind Enemy Lines, a 21-gun salute to the commitment and preparedness of the U.S. military.
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70
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The New York Times Stephen Holden
As intense an immersion in military ambience as a Hollywood movie could hope to provide in just over 90 minutes.
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70
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
A Hollywood production that appeals to our patriotism while respecting our intelligence.
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60
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
As a director, Moore is like an energetic puppy who's all over you all at once. You admire his energy, and it's awfully hard to get angry at such high spirits, but you can't help but wish he'd calm down just a bit.
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50
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USA Today Mike Clark
There's nothing very rockin' about seeing Gene Hackman give a rare indifferent performance as a Navy admiral trying to effect a rescue for which his hands are tied.
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50
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Boston Globe Jay Carr
As it is, Behind Enemy Lines will satisfy only those in search of a rousingly, if simplistically, patriotic bloodbath.
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42
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
We, the people, are meant to cheer in response, but the spirit isn't willing. War is hell, but so is peace -- at least when it comes to movies in a no-man's-land like this one.
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38
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
This is not the story of a fugitive trying to sneak through enemy terrain and be rescued, but of a movie character magically transported from one photo opportunity to another.
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25
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Behind Enemy Lines has a wretched script and a director (first-timer John Moore) who either has no taste or doesn't know what he's doing.
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