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  • Actors: Sean Bean, Steve Nicolson, Rick Warden, Richard Graham, Ian Curtis
  • Directors: Tom Clegg
  • Writers: Andy McNab, Troy Kennedy-Martin
  • Producers: Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, Gillian Pearson, Helena Spring, Paul Janssen
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Oct 2000
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004Y3O3
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,980 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A made-for-TV adaptation of Andy McNab's best-selling Bravo Two Zero--his account of a covert SAS mission in the Gulf War gone wrong. Sean Bean plays McNab, part of an eight-man team dropped behind enemy lines to sever communications lines. Things inevitably go wrong, however, and the team are captured and tortured, before making a variety of daring and amazing escapes. The story on which this film is based is certainly stirring, but it suffers from being generically at odds with the production values of a TV adaptation. The acting is wooden and the budget cannot provide the pyrotechnics or thrilling action sequences which action or war junkies may demand. At some points there are even unsuccessful attempts to blend parts of the staged drama with real documentary news footage. One might argue that the presentation of the SAS team as everyday, emotionally stunted lads, and their mission as gritty, downbeat and devoid of glamour is perhaps quite true to real-life events. It is also a huge novelty to see cinematic acknowledgement of British forces' participation in any conflict occurring in the last century. On the other hand, Bravo Two Zero undoubtedly appears quite dour when placed alongside a more flashy, Hollywood offering such as Three Kings. Nevertheless, SAS aficionados and fans of the novel will enjoy it immensely, if only to look at the way in which McNab's account presents Chris Ryan--author of a drastically different film and novel version of this incident, The One That Got Away--as a posturing, image-conscious coward. The video also includes an exclusive 22-minute interview with the author, Andy McNab. --Paul Philpott


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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, 11 Jan 2005
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After reading Andy McNab's fantastic book 'Bravo Two Zero', I couldn't wait to see this film. But the film was no where near as gripping as the book. The BBC budget really lets the story down. The whole story felt rushed, and the acting was pretty bad, I actually felt uncomfortable watching it.
The characters are not as strong as they are in the book, and I found myself not caring whether or not they survived.
I would recommend the book to anyone who loves an unpredictable & gripping read, but this film does not do the story any justice.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie (and one of the few) about the Gulf War...., 28 Jan 2006
By T. M Rogers "tommy1138" (Az United States) - See all my reviews
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I really enjoyed this film overall. Sean Bean is such an appealing actor that he truly elevates this tv production into theatrical territory. The action is hard and heavy as are the torture scenes later in the movie. In the states, this movie was released with a cover that makes it look like a mindless action film. That's ashame, as I almost passed over it at first. My only problem is with the insertion of the team into Iraq. It's painfully obvious that the actors are in a helicopter that is never off the ground. The "missile" that chases the chopper is also poorly done (stock footage?). Once the guys get on the ground, the movie takes off. It loses 1 star for the horrible helicopter scenes. The One That Got Away did a much better job showing the team's insertion. Overall, great movie about my favorite topic...Special Forces soldiers.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe goes to Iraq!, 24 Feb 2006
The Amazon review does not do this drama service at all and it's a shame they couldn't be more forthright in other reviews. Saying the acting is wooden and then comparing it with Three Kings is quite contradictory given that the performances in that movie had enough wood in it to out-stock Ikea. *Drama* is the key word here because Bravo 2 Zero was shown as a two-parter on BBC1; it was *never* meant to be a movie and, of course, it cannot compete in the special effects department with your usual Hollywood war film. It is more like another one of Sean Bean's roles 'Sharpe': you never watched it for its rather low-budget battles but for the characters and plot, which Bravo 2 Zero has in abundance.

Bravo 2 Zero is telling a story about a group of SAS men trapped behind enemy lines and their eventual capture and torture. It's not about great panoramas filled with digital special effects and CGI battle scenes. If you want that you probably won't like this drama.

The characters in Bravo 2 Zero are done extremely well and the banter between the SAS men is very funny and you feel for them when they eventually get captured. It is close to the book (McNab's version) and the soldiers' torture at the hands of the Iraqi secret police is both harrowing and inhuman, a fact only touched on briefly by ITV's The One That Got Away. For example, one of the most stomach wrenching scenes in the drama is when Sean has to lick human faeces off his hands to satisfy the sadistic pleasure of his jailer. He also had to prove to his captors that he wasn't a Jew in the only way he knew how... We also see one of the group taking care to empty his bowels in a bag and stuffing it in his burgen because just doing it on the ground can give the Iraqis clues that Europeans are in the area and could give the game away. You don't get any of that in your typical Hollywood blockboster!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
Watched the film as had read both Andy Mcnab and Chris Ryans books, film was not very accurate to the book castting bad special effects not special acting worst i have seen must... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2005 by Mr C S Perry

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
bad movie. only telling the story of te sas bud hardly any images.
Published on 9 Oct 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars This Does Justice To A True Story
Andy McNab's true story of how his eight man patrol during the Gulf War ended up being captured, and subsequently tortured, transfers well across to the small screen. Read more
Published on 1 April 2003 by pathfinder_books

4.0 out of 5 stars Positively impressed
When I bought this dvd I was not expecting to much because I read somwere that the movie budget was low. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars WELL DONE GUYS
this version of the book is great i love reading andy mcnab books and the film has done his novel proud.
Published on 3 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Well, It shows that the SAS are the best!
Well, i read the book and when i heard it was on telly, well i just had to watch it!

I have all Andy mcNab books, and they are just wonderfull! Read more

Published on 6 Aug 2000 by mi6hero@bigfoot.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Having Only Seen Part 2,
I've heard the praises for the film and book and having only seen part 2 I cant miss a chance to see part 1. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars "Sean Bean is amazing !"
A truly superb film an excellent potrayal of the book and seems to get better with every viewing. U heard it here first Bravo Two Zero is stunning ! Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
I saw the film before i read the book, i have since read the book 4 times and loved it every time. However, i recently saw the film agian, and there is so much stuff missing. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars quite a precise interpretation of the situation in 1990-91
I thought this film was just as good as the book, if a little under funded, the actors are superb and raelly do portray all aspects of the SAS. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2000

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