Article: See 'JANE' grunt; Demi Moore's feminist military fable doesn't measure up.

"G.I. Jane"

Rated R.

At Copley Place and suburban theaters.

2 1/2 stars

Demi goes butch in "G.I. Jane," a half-baked drama about a woman who wants to be a Navy SEAL. Even the film's title is a joke. Those who serve in the Navy are never called GIs, but I suppose "Sailor Jane" didn't have quite the same ring.

Directed by Ridley Scott ("Alien," Thelma & Louise") in the heavy-handed manner of his brother Tony ("Top Gun," "Days of Thunder"), "G.I. Jane" is, we hope, the final installment in a trilogy of films starring Demi Moore, including the similarly misconceived "Scarlet Letter" and "Striptease."

Moore, a limited ...

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