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74 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 151 Ratings

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  • Starring: Josh Hartnett
  • Summary: Director Ridley Scott's adaptation of the true war story of the attack on a group of U.S. special forces sent into Somalia in 1993 to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Films like this are more useful than gung-ho capers like "Behind Enemy Lines." They help audiences understand and sympathize with the actual experiences of combat troops, instead of trivializing them into entertainments.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    No doubt captures some of the horror and the chaos of the actual situation, but it makes for a loud, often confusing, and always bloody two and a half hours.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    Perhaps they truly believe war is an inescapable aspect of human life. If so, why make movies that rub our faces in its horror? If artists have no antidote to war's evil or insight into the suffering it brings, their motive in depicting it must be merely to sensationalize its terrors and make money from the morbid fascination it holds for audiences. We deserve better.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 87
  3. Negative: 11 out of 87
  1. jennyb
    10
    Black Hawk Down is a movie worth seeing. Non-stop packed action, and thrill. You really see what these soldiers go through. I would rate this movie in my own top 2! Very well done!!… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes
  2. OliverW.
    4
    Outstanding production quality. Profoundly empty story. It's a two hour battle sequence with at least a dozen main characters, none of whom are likable.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  3. MarkS
    3
    Only action and technical prefection are trying to keep this on a high level. That is too poor. The real story is untold and so the audience can't understand real reason, why the riots really began. Unbelievable that Ridley Scott produced such a low-level story. If you look at the picture of the somali-citizens, all of them were showen as brainless, killing terrorists. One of many fault facts which were sold as truth in this movie. Because of showing only the chronology of battle scenes, without telling the whole story of this UN-mission, ths movie will not reach more than 3 points.… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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