Stars: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Paul Francis, Eamonn Walker

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Summary: A Navy SEAL officer is sent to rescue a doctor from war torn Nigeria. But the doctor refuses to abandon the refugees in her care and she implores the officer to escort them to the Cameroon border...

Lt. Waters (Bruce Willis) and his elite team of US Navy SEALS have their work cut out for them when they are dispatched to war-torn Nigeria with orders to rescue an American citizen, Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci). The mission is pretty cut and dry except for one glitch: Dr. Kendricks will have to abandon the natives to whom she has been providing healthcare and those that work in the mission where her rudimentary hospital is located. Of course, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave without her people, forcing Lt. Waters to choose between completing his orders as directed or putting the lives of his men on the line by helping the refugees cross the border to Cameroon on foot. To complicate matters, the group is being pursued by militant guerillas who destroy everything in their path. Willis is in top DIE HARD form as Lt. Waters, a tough-as-nails military man who confronts his conscience and makes decisions that surprise even him as he finds himself influenced by the stubborn Dr. Kendricks. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY), this film offers an enlightening and disturbing look at the conditions that permeate war-torn countries.

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on October 31, 2005 1:30 PM

A better than average jungle romp, with Bruce Willis leading a group of Navy Seals escorting refugees across part of Nigeria to the Cameroon border. The action is good with a couple of twists, including the hidden identity of one of the refugees.
Over a period of time, the Seals no longer view these people as objects of their mission and make the unlikely decision to disobey direct orders, and the 'rules of engagement' in order to protect them. I suppose you could call this a modern day 'John Wayne' type romp, but it's entertaining and worth the purchase.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.40 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Director And Writer Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Factoids, Filmography, Making Of, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Hindi
Year:	2003
Release Date:	February 16, 2004
Runtime:	116 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 32717
Keywords:	Sun, Action, Tears, General, Wide, Screen, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure