Was I expecting a love story? No (I wouldn't want one). I was at least expecting...something. That's the movie's problem: It has no substance whatsoever. It was almost as bad as Saving Private Ryan. And, by the way, please, please don't compare Black Hawk Down to Full Metal Jacket. That's like comparing 007 Racing to Chrono Trigger. Full Metal Jacket was a great movie (Definitely not one of my favorites, though). It had just the right balance between story and action. And, c'mon, it
was a Stanley Kubrick picture, after all. The direction was great and the cinematography was just as good (Gotta love those tracking shots that Kubrick uses). The acting wasn't bad either. Though I think the guy who played the drill instructor (Dammit, why can't I remember his name right now
) outshone every other actor in the film.