Navy Seals (1990)

• Year: 1990
• Released: 20 Jul 1990
• Country: United States
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100232/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/navy_seals
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/navy-seals
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Arabic
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
• Runtime: 113 min
• Writer: Chuck Pfarrer, Gary Goldman
• Director: Lewis Teague
• Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley

	5.5/10
	38/100

Navy Seals Storyline

While rescuing an American air crew captured by Mid-Eastern terrorists, Lieutenant Curran and his team of Navy SEALs discover evidence that the terrorists have come into possession of dangerous high-tech weapons.

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In the Navy

As far as some action films go, “Navy Seals”, the 1990 film directed by Lewis Teague, doesn’t deserve most of the criticism that some contributors to this forum have expressed. While it doesn’t add anything to the genre, it is a movie targeted to a certain audience, who will no doubt react to it.

On the other hand, watching it on cable the other night, it proved to be the entertainment it’s meant to be and nothing more. Let’s hope the real Navy Seals will be more selective in picking someone that is as misguided and egocentric as Lt. Hawkins, who disobeys his orders and causes the death of a man that shouldn’t have died.

This film appears to be a vehicle for Charlie Sheen who was at the height of his intense period. Michael Biehn plays the man in command, Lt. Curran with flair. Joanne Whalley is seen only briefly. The rest of the cast, notably, S. Ephata Merkerson and Dennis Haysbert contributed to make the film better than it is.

All in all, this is a film for action fans with not a lot of expectations.

Dullest men-on-a-mission thriller ever

What looks like a fun boys-own adventure type film turns out to be a load of old rubbish. A prime example of why I hate these army-action movies, it’s just a flashy yet shallow experience to watch as the cast of immaculate young men run around with guns and do some laughable male-bonding. Even the so-called “violent” action takes the form of a few minor missions which have some bad guys getting shot. The lack of a plot means that one meaningless scene merges into the next as all the genres try to get a slice of the action. Sadly, the action is disappointing (save for one cool chase towards the end), the romance is non-existent due to the horrible acting of Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, the comedy falls flat, and the human drama which is supposed to make us care for these macho losers is worthless.

What comes as most surprising is how an entire cast come off badly even when there are some (sometimes) good people involved. Of course, the characters are one-dimensional and clichéd – yet another black man is involved and predictably gets killed – but nobody even brings a little spark of interest in their performance. Charlie Sheen is annoying as the frisky hero who does amazing feats just to show off, i.e. jump from a moving car on a bridge into a river. Michael Biehn, who showed fine promise with his good performances in THE TERMINATOR and ALIENS, is totally flat here, simply an action-man figure to look at. Bill Paxton, nowadays something of an above-the-title name, wears a moustache and has about two lines of dialogue. Frequently boring, plot less, and a load of rubbish to boot, this is neither exciting nor thrilling and is thoroughly forgettable.

Unreal story elements screw up more realistic action

Lt. James Curran (Michael Biehn) lead a team of Navy SEALS that includes Charlie Sheen, Bill Paxton, and Dennis Haysbert. On a mission to rescue a Navy helicopter crew from terrorists, they find a cache of Stinger missiles. They fail to destroy the missiles before evacuating. Subsequently, they go on missions to search and destroy those missiles.

Two things that struck me as cheesy manufactured storyline. First is the frat house atmosphere of the team. Charlie Sheen is an especially wild loose cannon. It feels like a Hollywood manufactured character. Second is that Curran extracts the intel from reporter Claire Varrens (Joanne Whalley). Again it feels very manufactured and fake.

What goes right is the more realistic portrayal of combat. It’s not perfect but it’s a far improvement from Sly or Arnold. They do things that are within the real SEALS. It’s still ridiculous how a handful of SEALS takes on a ton of terrorists in the middle of a hostile city. But at least, they’re not bulletproof. If the story had an ounce of realism, the action wouldn’t have been wasted.