G. I. Jane tells he fictional story of navy topographic analyst Lt. Jordan O'Neil is chosen as a test case for the presence of women in combat where everyone expects her to fail. But she succeeds.
Unrealistic execution of an intriguing idea - a woman in the Navy SEALS. Moore is intimidating - and built! Viggo Mortensen gives an excellent early performance.
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
June 21, 2002
Scott oversells every shot.
eFilmCritic.com
February 13, 2008
A rabid piece of militaristic pulp with a crucial and commercially shrewd difference: The hero, the soft clay to be molded into a steely instrument of death, is a woman.
Moore's typically prickly demeanor, often cited by her detractors as her biggest liability as an actress, actually works to her advantage here, as she unearths the voracious ambition in Jordan's soul.
