Courage Under Fire with Denzel Washington: Blu-ray Cover

    Courage Under Fire Director: Edward Zwick Cast: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty

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    • Blu-ray Release Date: 01/23/2007
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 41,681

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    Commentary by director Edward Zwick; Trivia track; Enhanced for D-box motion control systems; Theatrical trailer in definition

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    A soldier discovers how elusive the truth can be in this first major film about America's role in the Gulf War. Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) was the commander of a unit during Operation Desert Storm who mistakenly ordered the destruction of what he believed to be an enemy tank, only to discover that it actually held U.S. soldiers, including a close friend. Since then, Serling has been an emotional wreck, drinking heavily and allowing his marriage to teeter on the brink of collapse. As a means of redeeming himself, Serling is given a new assignment by his superior, Gen. Hershberg (Michael Moriarty). Capt. Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) was a helicopter pilot who died in battle during the Iraqi conflict, and the White House has proposed that Walden be posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Serling is asked to investigate Walden's actions on the field of battle, but he quickly discovers that no two stories about her are quite the same; Ilario (Matt Damon) says Walden acted heroically and sacrificed herself to save the others in her company, while Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillps) claims she was a coward who was attempting to surrender to enemy troops. Meanwhile, reporter Tony Gartner (Scott Glenn) is hounding Serling, trying to get the inside story on Walden and on Serling's own difficulties. Matt Damon lost 40 pounds to prepare for his role in Courage Under Fire, which resulted in a potentially life-threatening illness for the young actor. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    October 06, 2003: Movie Review: Courage Under Fire This movie takes place after the Gulf war. Denzel Washington plays an officer in charge of a tank brigade during the war. The unit he commands is involved in a friendly fire accident that kills one of his own men. After the war he tries to take responsibility for his part in the accident, but his superiors won't allow him to. He is assigned to investigate a nomination for the first women considered for the Congressional Medal of Honor for combat. He seems to be having a lot of problems readjusting to family life after the war. There are many subplots in this movie. I really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to my friends. There are many social implications in this movie, the first one that comes to mind is the way the military covered up the friendly fire accident. I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but I'm sure most people feel that the government is not completely forthcoming in this type of information. Next there is the issue of the medal being awarded to a woman for the first time. I was in the military and to me gender has no bearing on bravery or self sacrifice. If a women earned a medal through their actions, then whether they are the first or the hundredth shouldn't matter. Also in the movie Denzel Washington's character seems to have developed drinking problems and other family problems due to his guilt. Whether or not he is actually guilty of anything or not he is consumed by his guilt and states more than once that he just wants to get this investigation right. It is almost as if he feels he can get rid of his guilt by handling this properly. His character is not really guilty of anything in the accident, although as commander he is responsible. In my mind he actually saved a lot of lives by taking charge and making everyone turn on their lights for identification.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / DTS edition.