Original, Dark take on the Vietnam War

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2015)

Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director of all time. I have yet to see some of his films but every single movie of his that I have seen is an original, twisted masterpiece. Full Metal Jacket is no exception.
The movie is separated into two large acts and people like to say the first act is superior to the second one, but I strongly disagree. I think they are equally good and better yet, they have to do with each other but really you could watch any of them and not watch the other and still get it and have a blast. The first act follows Marine Corps recruits at boot camp. The performances are great and R. Lee Ermey gives an iconic performance in the movie that will live on forever. The second act has a very different feel to it, but that doesn't make the movie uneven because it's basically the same subject: the horrors of war. This act follows a graduate from boot camp in the war in Vietnam and the horrors he faces along the way.
It's hard for me to think of any flaws in Full Metal Jacket, so I'll leave it at this: The movie is phenomenal, it is one of the greatest depictions of the Vietnam war and, although the two acts of the film are different, they do not make the movie uneven. On the contrary, they create a masterpiece. Another A+ Kubrick Film.