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 downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her copter crashed. Lt. Colonel Serling, who is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate her worthiness for the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts, from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it.
Two fictional combat stories come together in this film set during the Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991) and afterwards. LCol Nat Serling is haunted by a mistake he made that cost the lives of a friend and his tank crew. He investigates the recommended Medal of Honor for Capt. Karen Walden, who was killed after her rescue helicopter was shot down. Conflicting reports lead him to probe deeper to uncover the truth about Walden and all of her crew, who survived. In the process, he comes to grips with his own demons.
This is one of those war movies where you feel how difficult it is to be a soldier in the middle of a war zone with bravery, cowardice, confusion, orders, and emotional turmoil taking it&#39;s toll on the human psyche while yours and your fellow soldiers&#39; lives are perilously hanging in the balance during the first Gulf War. Showing why he is such a classy military actor, Colonel Denzel Washington encapsulates the emotional baggage of being participant as commander of a tank battalion that pulled the trigger in a &quot;friendly-fire&quot; scenario that continues to haunt him when he gets stateside. The PTSD and media backlash has pushed him to near-alcoholism as he is reassigned to basically rubber-stamp the posthumous Medal of Honor intended for the first female to receive the award for heroics in wartime. What transpires, however, is anything but a slam-dunk for the war-worn commander.<br/><br/>There are two stories running simultaneously throughout the picture. The first - Denzel as commander of the tank battalion - is dark and understandably confusing. This lends itself to the realism and confusion of actual warfare where warriors are expected to determine friend vs. enemy at night while looking through infrared scopes while under intense fire. It is a daunting, and sometimes overwhelming, task to command.<br/><br/>The other story is of a heroic helicopter crew, led by Major Meg Ryan as the pilot, who goes down while trying to protect another downed chopper crew. Over the course of the next 24 hours, the heroes come to terms with who they are under intense enemy fire. What starts out as a clear-cut &quot;give her the medal because the President and our government needs a female hero&quot; turns into a genuine mystery as to whether the pilot truly deserves it or not. <br/><br/>There is very little difficulty separating the two stories. What becomes more complicated is how Denzel&#39;s character must overcome his own demons in order to objectively give America&#39;s most important wartime medal to a deserving/undeserving member of the service. Whether it would be the first female to be awarded this prestigious medal is irrelevant. It is right vs. wrong with a very important military mystery blocking Denzel&#39;s path to the easy path of just giving it to her.<br/><br/>This is a clever &quot;did she/didn&#39;t she&quot; narrative with sides changing their story at nearly every turn. Since there are so few witnesses under intense enemy fire, it&#39;s basically one soldier&#39;s word vs. another&#39;s - and who is telling the truth when one of them is dead. It also is the story of redemption for two very classy, honorable soldiers who deserve more from their country - and their other brothers in arms. Denzel has done this character before, which also makes him a perfect fit for the tortured commander who wants to do the right thing against the powers that be. Meg Ryan was surprisingly excellent at portraying a character who, through the stories changing multiple times, must be both heroic, cowardly, and still maintain dignity and honor in the face of overwhelming odds. It&#39;s fairly inspirational stuff.<br/><br/>This may not be the best war movie ever made. However, I believe it is definitely worth watching as a night&#39;s entertainment. I would place it on the same, well-done, stereotype-shattering heroic level as &quot;Men of Honor&quot;. Well cast, well acted, and well done. 8 out of 10.
This is story, which combines strong flag waving by showing the titled &quot;courage under fire&quot; with all the politics and background strong arming of the Washington bureaucracy and the motive of a &quot;failed&quot; leader to investigate on a dead hero, trying to bring the truth of her heroics to the light. That is where we are getting to the weakness. Casting Meg Ryan to that role blew the whole thing. IF it had to be a woman hero, why not take somebody, who could lend credibility to the role ? She surely can&#39;t and that is, where the movie is suffering. NExt to the &quot;overdone&quot; story of her crewmen, who all seem to have suffered a fatal blow in their lives during the events. And thru it stumbles Denzel Washington as the guilt-ridden officer trying to save his career and his personal life from falling apart after he presumably created mortal collateral damage during the first Iraqi campaign. A little bit to much and a concept, that didn&#39;t really carry a lot of years ago with Gary Cooper in &quot;They came to Cordura&quot;. Actually i a little short on alternatives of actresses, who could have carried this. Any suggestions ?
As profound and intelligent as it is moving, and that makes this memorable motion picture one of 1996's best.
The image used in this article is the DVD cover from the UK release (which is also indicated by the &quot;15&quot; in the lower right corner). This is not a deliberate misspelling or disrespect toward American military by the movie studio, but a special design meant for the UK market.
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