Rules of Engagement
A hero should never have to stand alone.
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DVD-R Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: February 2, 2021
- Originally Released: 2000
- Label: Paramount Home Ent
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Samuel L. Jackson & Tommy Lee Jones | |
Performer: | Anne Archer, Ben Kingsley, Blair Underwood, Bruce Greenwood, Philip Baker Hall, Guy Pearce, Dale Dye & Nicky Katt | |
Directed by | William Friedkin | |
Edited by | Augie Hess | |
Screenwriting by | Stephen Gaghan | |
Composition by | Mark Isham | |
Story by | James Webb | |
Produced by | Scott Rudin & Richard D. Zanuck | |
Director of Photography: | William A. Fraker, Nicola Pecorini & Dariusz Wolski |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/4 --
Not exactly a triumphant return to form for maverick director William Friedkin, but it's not bad, either.
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Combustible Celluloid
...Edgy and exciting....Reliably rugged performances from Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones...
Sight and Sound
Rating: B --
The two actors are soldiers of hard-headed substance at attention in a field of milder actors at ease.
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Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 2.5/5 --
There is little suspense.
New York Times
What rescues the movie, time and again, is the strength of Jones' and Jackson's performances ... and the capable direction of William Friedkin.
Film.com
Rating: 2/5 --
Tense but shallow military drama heavy on violence, language
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Common Sense Media
...An enjoyable, guilty-pleasure rental. -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental
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Product Description:
William Friedkin unleashes his flare for tense action and gripping suspense in RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, an exciting military legal thriller that examines the moral gray area of combat experience and reflects on the ethos of the American military in the late 20th century. When the U.S. embassy in Yemen is stormed by anti-American protesters, Marine Colonel Terry Childers (an intense 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. To appease international outrage at an apparent war crime, the U.S. government court-martials Childers for violating the Marine's "rules of engagement," and his only hope rests on Marine lawyer Colonel Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a veteran who owes Childers his life for, ironically, a war crime committed by Childers in the Vietnam War. An intense, chiaroscuro courtroom drama and brutal combat film, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT takes a difficult look at the moral ambiguity of life in combat and the value of guilt, honor, and loyal sacrifice in the duty to one's country.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 8,855
- UPC: 032429354433
- Shipping Weight: 0.16/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item