Eastwood's Dirty Highway

Rating: Null/10 (30 September 2013)

So it may not be the most original of its kind and as predictable as it is, Eastwood's 'Heartbreak Ridge' scores high on sharp humour with some hilarious lines and the comic flair of the actors. Eastwood plays the blunt, tough and sometimes ruthless Sargeant but he does it with a touch of humour that is very subtle and he is finely supported by his castmates. James Carabatso deserves credit for those laugh-out-loud one-liners. The story 'Heartbreak Ridge' is imbalanced but it does move at a zippy pace. Despite limited screen time, Marsha Mason shines as the former/not-so-former love interest. Mario van Peebles does an adequate job. To sum it up, this isn't a film that demands to be taken too seriously but to entertain and that's where lies its strength.