Rules of Engagement (2000) (Special Edition; Sensormatic)

overall kind of weak

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 29, 2002 | 1 out of 1 found this Rules of Engagement (2000) review helpful

Rules of Engagement (2000) Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben KingsleyDirector: William Friedkin Producers: Richard D Zanuck, Scott Rudin Writer: Stephen Gaghan Distributor: Paramount Plot: The U.S. embassy in Yemen is stormed by an...ti-American protesters, Marine Colonel Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) rescues Ambassador Mourain (Ben Kingsley) from the explosive siege, and under fire from snipers within the crowd, he orders his men to return fire, resulting in many civilian casualties. The U.S. government court-martials Childers for violating the Marine's "rules of engagement," and his only hope rests on veteran Marine lawyer Colonel Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones).Review: I thought it was pretty good simply because it kept the audience entertained, with Jackson and Jones acting there it is bound to be a quality movie anyway. I thought it was predictable, but let me explain. I mean its pretty obvious what's going to happen and you can figure out the story easily. I want to know why doesn't Colonel Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) just get some sort of evidence of what kind of holes were put into the outside of the embassy, he sees the bullet holes when he visits Yemen so all he had to do was get a team to investigate (how long ago and at what distance they came from). He could of gotten a "pro" to study and examine those holes on the embassy, then he could actually prove there was shooting below. I mean that would of been difinitive evidence. The storyline just seemed overall kind of weak, if you've seen this you know what I mean. Rating: 6/10 Read more Less