Rules of Engagement

In essence a military trial, which tries to examine when is force justified. An officer rescues an American diplomat from a riot situation in the Middle East, in the process ordering his troops to open fire on a hostile crowd, resulting in 83 civilian deaths. The US decides to charge him with murder. He calls on an old comrade-in-arms to act as his lawyer, who reluctantly agrees.

125 minutes.
No persons under 10 .
Action, Drama, War

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

This hat sure ain't meant for desert warfare!

Credits

Cast	Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Bruce Greenwood
Director	William Friedkin
Screenplay	Stephen Gaghan, James Webb
Music	Mark Isham
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2000
Produced by	Seven Arts Pictures, Seven Arts Productions

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
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The Cape Times Julia Landau	10
The Star Jay Carr	12
Die Burger Herman Wasserman	5
TV3 Screenplay Barry Ronge	14
eye Weekly Alex Patterson	5
Box Office Francesca Dinglasan	8
Rough Cut Susannah Breslin	9
Total Film Steven Goldman	10
Film Review James Cameron-Wilson	15
What the People say
Internet 502 Netizens	14
Average .. 50%	10