disturbing, funny, and oddly compelling

Rating: Null/10 (8 September 2002)

Definitly one of kubrik's stronger works, although as many people already pointed out, the first half is better than the second. It's totaly worth seeing though. The acting is good all around, but R. Lee Ermy takes the cake as the profanity spewing drill instructor. He IS a retired marine drill instructor in case you were wondering. The movie is full of Kubrik trademarks as well: long hallway camera shots, sharp, well-written dialogue, and a wierd but somehow brilliant ending ( for example: 2001, a clockwork orange, dr. strangelove). Maybe not 'the greatest war film ever', but I'd put on the top 5 or 10.
9/10