Every Ridley Scott Movie Ranked Worst To Best

22. GI Jane (1997)

After almost single-handedly building the female action hero genre on Ellen Ripley's shoulders, and striking a big victory for female empowerment with Thelma & Louise, it should have come as no surprise when Scott took on GI Jane in 1997. The story offered another opportunity for victory where he'd done it before.

The film would arguably be a lot more important these days, but in '97, the film suffered from some fairly fundamental issues. Chief among them was the fact that Scott didn't push the politics enough.

There are great things in there, like Viggo Mortensen's excellent, subtly complex take on drill sergeants - who are usually stuck fast in cliche - and the training sequences, that Scott brings a documentary-like authenticity to. But Demi Moore isn't the anchor the film needs (she won a Razzie, not undeservingly) and the segue into more traditional blockbuster action territory is actually a disservice to the more contemplative, political ideas.