Rules Of Engagement (2000) Rating: Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Archer, Bruce Greenwood, Philip Baker Hall, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Blair Underwood Director: William Friedkin Category: Drama, Suspense / Thriller Studio: Paramount Pictures Subtitles: English Length: 127 mins     A Hero Should Never Have To Stand Alone Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson deliver electrifying performances in this "tense, superbly-directed and top-drawer drama" (Jeffrey Lyons, NBC-TV) about what happens when the rules that command a soldier become the rules that condemn him. Colonel Terry Childers (Jackson) is a patriot and war hero.But when a peacekeeping mission he leads in Yemen goes terribly wrong, he finds himself facing a court martial.Accused of breaking rules of engagement by killing unarmed civilians, Childers' only hope of vindication rests with comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a military lawyer of questionable abilities.Together they face the battle of their lives. Directed by Oscar-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and co-starring Guy Pearce, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer and Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, Rules Of Engagement is "a magnificent movie you must see" (Larry King, USA Today).               Critic's Reviews Eugene Novikov FilmBlather.com Read Review James Berardinelli Reelviews Read Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Read Review