Don't Expect Comedy

Rating: 1/10 (28 January 2006)

I love Stanley Kubrick. I love Peter Sellers. I even love James Earl Jones. But this movie is not a comedy. It's not funny. Someone falls down. Someone else gets shot in the eye with a spray of water. If you've seen Full Metal Jacket, don't expect that level of humor. The characters are poorly sketched. George C. Scott is awesome, but he's toned down for some reason (PG rating perhaps too cautious -- I'd go with G). This doesn't reflect the talents of any of the crew or cast. And you probably won't laugh once. War sucks. Granted. You don't need to have a shoddy accent and physical comedy to prove it. Oh and PS - irony should NOT make you laugh out loud. PLEASE. DON'T.