G.I. Jane (1997)
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
- Ridley Scott
- J. David Brightbill
- Christopher Surgent
- Hugh Johnson
- Marion Tumen
- Terry Needham
- Darin Rivetti
- Adam Somner
- Luca Kouimelis
- David Twohy
- Danielle Alexandra
- Danielle Alexandra
Rating: 6.5/10 by 1658 users
Alternative Title:
GI Jane - US
A armes égales - FR
La teniente O´Neil - ES
G I Jane - US
지 아이 제인 - KR
G.I. Jane - PL
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 05 minutes
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $48,169,156
Plot Keyword: gulf war, helicopter, middle east, libya, u.s. navy, sexism, naval officer, sexual harassment, feminist, u.s. navy seal, drill instructor, military, against the odds, u.s. senator, us military, military training, reconnaissance, sexual discrimination, proving oneself, political, women in the military, woman in a man's world, military tradition, one of the guys, physical training, military exercises, seal team
Listen, you moron! I am here to stay and if you don't wanna be in my life, you've got two choices. Move out or Ring out! That's it! End of File! G.I. Jane is directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Twohy and Danielle Alexandra. It stars Demi Moore, Vigo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, John Michael Higgins and Kevin Gage. Music is by Trevor Jones and cinematography by Hugh Johnson. A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training (Navy Seals) where everyone expects her to fail. Having made a telling feminist mark with his excellent Thelma and Louise in 1991, Ridley Scott picks up the lady baton once again only to drop it half way through. This is a film of confused messages, what starts out as a worthwhile story involving a woman trying to overcome extreme prejudices in one of America's elite fighting forces, ends up as a gung-ho hoorah movie with Jane having "manned" up. Things aren't helped by the sheer ridiculousness of the treatment meted out to Jane by her superior in training, Master Chief John James Urgayle (Mortensen suitably vile), so much so you would like to think if that sort of stuff goes on then arrests should be made. Daftness also comes by way of the superior officers prancing around training camp in the world's tightest shorts, one would think they must be on their way to "The Blue Oyster Bar"... Things are further compounded by the fact that as committed as Moore is in the title role, and she is and gives it her all, one can't buy into the characterisation because you simply are watching Demi Moore the actress. Shaved head and beefed up she may be, but this is still one of the highest paid actresses of her era, the characterisation thin on the ground with no depth. The political machinations at work barely get time to breath in fact the key mid-point tonal political shift is given short shrift. Stylisation as one would expect from Scott, is super, as is his control of top draw action sequences. But the cock-eyed view of a woman in a man's world is hard to swallow, and although it mostly entertains, it's ultimately a shallow exercise. 5/10
