not what its made out to be

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 2010)

While this film is quite good it certainly isn't the masterpiece its made out to be while the training camp scenes are funny and well directed the rest isn't engaging or exciting. From the scene when the recruit goes ape and kills himself in the latrine the movie becomes slow-paced and not really that interesting. The only real combat shown in the movie is the sniper who turns out to be a little girl who makes irritating prayers for death after being shot. Besides the main protagonist and the drill instructor the acting is fairly wooden and dry delivering a somewhat weary and tired tone to their lines. I probably was disappointed because i was expecting a masterpiece so don't go into this film hoping for the Citizen Kane of war films.