Synopsis
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 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 training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
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Cast
- Demi MooreLt. Jordan O'Neil
- Viggo MortensenMaster Chief John James Urgayle
- Morris ChestnutMcCool
- Josh HopkinsFlea
- David VadimCortez
- Jim CaviezelSlovnik
- Boyd KestnerWickwire
- Kevin GageInstructor Pyro
- David WarshofskyInstructor Johns
- Jason BegheRoyce
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The training sequences are as they have to be: incredible rigors, survived by O'Neil. They are good cinema because Ridley Scott, the director, brings a documentary attention to them, and because Demi Moore, having bitten off a great deal here, proves she can chew it. - 88
Rolling Stone
Down in the mud with the guys, Moore finds the heart of her character and a career beyond vanity and hype. She's never looked better. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
With a strongly visual director, Ridley Scott ("Blade Runner," "Alien", the film really shows what's involved at this level of combat training. - 70
Washington Post
Guts-and-green-beret saga. - 70
Slate
People who dismiss Moore and G.I. Jane out of hand are wrong, because she makes a memorably tough heroine and the movie is solid fun, even, in places, quite intelligent. - 63
ReelViews
It's the kind of high energy, fast-paced film where you can guiltlessly root for the heroine to persevere -- but that's all it succeeds at. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
The most refreshing performance is by Mortensen. - 60
Salon
This hot-button picture isn't especially well thought-out, but it might be crafty and manipulative enough to rile up audiences.
