Basic (2003)

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Directed by

John McTiernan

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John Travolta
Hardy

Connie Nielsen
Osborne

Samuel L. Jackson
West

Tim Daly
Styles

Giovanni Ribisi
Kendall

Brian Van Holt
Dunbar

Taye Diggs
Pike

Dash Mihok
Mueller

Written by

James Vanderbilt
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An average movie

5 years ago at Nov 25 11:48

johanlefourbe

More than 10 years ago, John McTiernan released this movie which would be, so far, his last directing effort. Indeed, in the following years, he had some major issue with the Justice system since roughly 2007 and in 2013, he was sentenced to federal prison to serve a one-year term for lying to FBI agents. Anyway, I hope for him that he will have eventually the opportunity to direct something else ... read more

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An agent from the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) is brought in to investigate the disappearances of several Army Ranger cadets and their legendary instructor during an exercise at a basic training camp in Louisiana.

Release date: 28 March 2003
UPC: 043396097452

Tags: Thriller (16), Action (14), Mystery (11), Military (10), Crime (9), 2003 (7), Drama (7), Corruption (5), John Travolta (5), Murder (5), Faked Death (5), Suspense (4), Twist In The End (3), Panama (3), 2000s (3), Covert Operation (3), Twist Ending (3), Flashback Sequence (3), Army Life (3), Government Agent (2)

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An average movie

“More than 10 years ago, John McTiernan released this movie which would be, so far, his last directing effort. Indeed, in the following years, he had some major issue with the Justice system since roughly 2007 and in 2013, he was sentenced to federal prison to serve a one-year term for lying to FBI agents. Anyway, I hope for him that he will have eventually the opportunity to direct something else since his last movie was rather disappointing. I mean, sure, if you would compare it to the really dreadful 'Rollberball', it was actually not bad but, still, the whole thing was just a rather generic and average thriller. The mood was decent, the cast was actually pretty good (indeed, it was the first time that John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson were working together since 'Pulp Fiction' which” read more