The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 180 2000s war movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
2,715 audience votes
Key crew
- Patrick CirilloScreenplay
- Antoine FuquaDirector
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
- Alex LaskerScreenplay
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruce WillisLieutenant A.K. Waters
- Monica BellucciDr. Lena Fiore Kendricks
- Cole HauserJames 'Red' Atkins
- Eamonn WalkerEllis 'Zee' Pettigrew
- Johnny MessnerKelly Lake
- Nick ChinlundMichael 'Slo' Slowenski
- Tom SkerrittCaptain Bill Rhodes
- Akosua BusiaPatience
- Peter MensahTerwase
- Malick BowensColonel Idris Sadick
- Chad SmithJason 'Flea' Mabry
- Charles IngramDemetrius 'Silk' Owens
