Basic (2003)
8/10
There Are Many Truths, Depending on the Viewer – Rashômon Revisited
6 August 2004
While performing a military training in Panama before the arrival of a hurricane, four soldiers and his sergeant West (Samuel L. Jackson) vanishes in the jungle. Only two survivors are found. In the investigation conducted by the former military and presently DEA agent Hardy (John Travolta) and commandant Osborne (Connie Nielsen), each one of the survivors tells a different version for the event. I liked this movie: the story, with many plot points, showing different versions for the same event, is a non-declared tribute to Rashômon. I intend to see this DVD again to verify if there are flaws in the complicated screenplay. It is necessary to pay attention in the name of each soldier to understand the plot. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): `Violação de Conduta' (`Violation of Behavior')
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