John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson lead this thriller mystery following a DEA agent’s search for an Army drill sergeant...
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson lead this thriller mystery following a DEA agent’s search for an Army drill sergeant and several of his cadets, who all disappear after a training exercise turned into a bloodbath. Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard) from an original screenplay by James Vanderbilt, who would go on to write The Amazing Spider-Man and the RoboCop reboot.
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21 %143 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %56,855 reviewsAudience score rating
"The picture feels far more dedicated to the proposition that a mystery can never have enough twists than it does to plausibility or dramatic integrity. But the teasing tale is told with such dispatch it will carry willing audiences along."
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Variety
Variety"Hard graft for scant reward."
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Time Out
Time Out"Someone decided to put Rashomon in a Cuisinart along with A Few Good Men, The Usual Suspects and A Soldier's Story, and hit the pulverize button while forgetting to replace the top."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"There are no words to say how deeply stupid and ridiculous this film is."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"By the end, I wanted to do cruel and vicious things to the screenplay."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"An overly mechanical screenplay with little on its mind other than deceiving viewers."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"It's difficult to imagine how this could actually be any worse. It manages to spit you out in a poisonous mood somewhere in the hinterland between bored and irritated. Basically bollocks."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBasic (2003) | Details
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Action, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA, Germany
