Great movie!... Well, half of it.

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2001)

This movie overall is very good! The first half with the basic training is hillarious. It probably wasn't intended to be, but I couldn't help but laugh at the drill instructor. The second half of the movie is good in purpose and message. The problem is that it drags and drags! It does an excellent job of showing the characters that you met in the beginning are mortal and are still in the war. I was indifferent toward the lack of transition between the two halves of the movie. It is good because it leaves you hanging, but that is also why it is bad. Good movie, see it for another perspective on war, especially after the atrocity of what they call a movie called Pearl Harbor. This movie actually permits you to use your brain, its quite a treat!