Basic

You wont be sorry. Watch it. Except the ending leaves a little to be desired. Very good cast with great twists.... Full review

I believe the movie basic is the best action/drama movie that was made in 2003. John plays a awsome ranger. I would recommend this movie to all my friends. There's action from beginning to end.... Full review

Not clever - just blatant disreard for whodunit protocal. Attempts to appeat cleaver but insults viewers intellegence with an unproductive mariot of storylines. Did I mention improbable ending?... Full review

How is this a confusing movie? If you follow the movie and pay very close attention its not confusing at all. I think the plot is a very intelligent and clever one. The acting in this movie is great and so... Full review

If you are reading this review, it is very likely that you are looking for answers about this movie. I came to these reviews to see if anyone else knew what in God's name this film was about and what really... Full review

Tagged by many critics as overly predictable despite trying to be the complete opposite, BASIC is nevertheless a strong, original and entertaining film.The cast, from big names John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson to lesser-knowns Connie Nielsen and Taye Diggs,... Full review

I enjoyed the movie in the theater but enjoyed it even more when watching it a second time on DVD. This movie was written, acted, and directed to perfection. It is truly a great movie.... Full review

Starts a little slow. First 30 minutes ho-hum, but then this movie takes off. The ending is a big,big surprise. Get ready for a couple of hours of great fun. Travolta is great.... Full review

This movie has a very good story, but be ready for alot of twists and a suprise ending. John does a great job and so does Sam and the rest of the cast but Connie Nielson's accent is terrible in this... Full review

This movie was really good. The story was incredible. Every minute you had a new twist to think about and it kept you guessing who dun it? Travolta does a terrific job! Must see!... Full review

If you like your thrillers dense, challenging and full of surprises, Basic fits the bill. Theres tension between all the characters: the cumulative result is that we are constantly uneasy. John Travolta gives a splendid turn ... Full Review

If you like your thrillers dense, challenging and full of surprises, Basic fits the bill. While Basic is a tense drama, the big surprise is that there is unexpected humour in both the characters and the action. John Travolta gives a splendid turn ... Full Review

Impressively enveloping the viewer throughout the film, Basic was a real treat and authored quite well. While not the best transfer in Columbia's stable, Basic manages to remain quite pleasing. It's obvious that Travolta loves being ... ... Full Review

The director of great entertainments like Die Hard and The Thomas Crown Affair needed to prove....It's his unfathomable presence that condemns John McTiernan, who is grasping at straws after the Rollerball fiasco.....a mundane military thriller whose only goal is to appeal to an audience's basic desire to be tricked into multiple corners..... ... Full Review

I liked "Basic".....I don't particularly mind being mislead by a movie.....Basic" is a pretty good movie.....The screenplay by James Vanderbilt ("Darkness Falls") is an illusion....Basic" isn't concern with telling the audience a story..... ... Full Review

Maybe this film from John McTiernan is John Travoltas attempt to repeat the hip narrative twists of Pulp Fiction . Travolta plays Tom Hardy, a former Army Ranger and current sodden DEA agent whos asked to look into a seeming... ... Full Article

The disappearance of a military leader and the death of four of his men leads two investigators to wade through a morass of deceptions and half-truths in search of the facts in this thriller. ... Full Article

Basic : An Interview with John Travolta I always appreciated John Travolta. He's one of my favorite actors of my generation. He brings his own persona to the screen. ... Full Article

Fresh off the blistering failure of Rollerball, director John McTiernan follows up with a film that will feature John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in their first film together since their famous pairing in Pulp Fiction. ... Full Article

Hey folks, Harry here. I loathe the position that I've recently been put into of being the bad guy in John McTiernan's life. The man redefined the action film in the prime years of my high school and college days. ... Full Article

Plot While out on a training exercise, three American Rangers, including their much hated sergeant, are killed in a mysterious shooting incident. Top interrogator Tom Hardy is called in to interview the survivors, and begins to realise that "things are... ... Full Article