5 DAYS OF WAR astounded me, especially considering its mere $20 million budget (per IMDB), lack of stateside publicity and disappointing marketing materials. (A badly Photoshopped poster and heavy metal-fueled trailer framing it as a run-of-the-mill blow-'em-up.) The Georgian army apparently gave director Renny Harlin — known for big-budget action flicks like DIE HARD 2 and CLIFFHANGER — free use of their tanks, helicopters, jets, guns and even military personnel, contributing greatly to a vastly entertaining, horrifying war film.
Documenting a five-day war in the summer of 2008 that few Americans were fully aware of due to round-the-clock Olympic coverage coming out of Beijing, the movie also serves as a worthy tribute to war correspondents who risk their lives to communicate urgent news to the world, a sacrifice all too easily taken for granted. Indeed, the film is dedicated to the more than 500 reporters who've perished in action over the past decade.
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