Not Kubrick's best film, the character's were rather complex and hard to understand.

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2012)

The film starts with men in a training camp, the Drill Sergeant is hilarious. He just abuses them verbally, very funny. However, you get the kind of idea of the fear these guys had from him. One of the most disturbing scenes, is the one in which a soldier is beaten with bars of soap wrapped in towels by the other trainees.
Not Kubrick's best work, however a very emotional film and has a great meaning. The movie didn't have a lot of battle sequences, even for a war film. Maybe three or four, but that's about it. It's quite a let down to be completely honest, I had such high expectations for this film and I was rather disappointed. For people who like a good sense of story and not a lot of action, this is a movie for you.