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Courage Under Fire
As an action film, Courage Under Fire tells about US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.
5 November 1968, New York, USA
20 November 1964, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
15 August 1957, Ljubljana, Slovenia
29 February 1952, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
28 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
17 February 1962, Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
5 May 1961, USA
11 July 1950, San Antonio, Texas, USA
18 November 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 October 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
September 14, 2010
Military drama deploys plenty of violence, swearing.
December 28, 2004
A provocative film with Oscar caliber performances. (published 7-19-96)
August 30, 2004
Despite its underlying predictability, Courage Under Fire manages warmth, intelligence and a healthy share of surprises.
April 02, 2004
Underrated war flick with a surprisingly effective performance by Meg Ryan
June 18, 2002
A fascinating mystery mixed with war action.
June 24, 2006
As the detective-story flashback structure gets under way, what initially seemed adherence to dramatic and moral cliché becomes more complex and interesting.
April 12, 2002
At the end of Courage Under Fire, you feel torn between admiration and annoyance with the filmmakers, who take an attention-grabbing premise and skillfully develop it into a conclusion that's pure piffle.
September 11, 2002
I wasn't particularly moved or riveted with suspense.
April 09, 2005
Denzel Washington gives as fine a performance as I have seen him give.
January 02, 2004
When [Washington's] long pent-up emotions finally break through the surface, the result is at once exhilarating and heartbreaking.
July 22, 2008
A carefully conceived, dramatically honorable picture that treats its subject with clarity and intelligence, especially by contemporary standards.
June 22, 2004
Denzel Washington reinforces his image as a serious leading man who dominates a film with his quiet intensity and aura of introspection.
