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Courage Under Fire
It is a series of powerful events that speak of an officer in the US military who seems desperate for a fatal mistake committed during a period. Now, this man has earned the merit of a helicopter pilot on the Medal of Honor, where things still seem to be within reach.
15 August 1957, Ljubljana, Slovenia
19 April 1963, Binghamton, New York, USA
11 July 1950, San Antonio, Texas, USA
18 November 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 November 1968, New York, USA
29 May 1969, Maywood, Illinois, USA
21 June 1965, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
26 January 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
21 March 1939, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
5 April 1941, Detroit, Michigan, USA
20 November 1964, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
22 August 1960, Dallas, Texas, USA
5 May 1969, Baitoa, Santiago, Dominican Republic
24 April 1989, Texas, USA
28 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
25 February 1938, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, USA
December 28, 2004
A provocative film with Oscar caliber performances. (published 7-19-96)
January 02, 2004
When [Washington's] long pent-up emotions finally break through the surface, the result is at once exhilarating and heartbreaking.
April 02, 2004
Underrated war flick with a surprisingly effective performance by Meg Ryan
September 14, 2010
Military drama deploys plenty of violence, swearing.
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.
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.
July 22, 2008
A carefully conceived, dramatically honorable picture that treats its subject with clarity and intelligence, especially by contemporary standards.
June 18, 2002
A fascinating mystery mixed with war action.
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.
August 30, 2004
Despite its underlying predictability, Courage Under Fire manages warmth, intelligence and a healthy share of surprises.
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.
