Jarhead lacked Violence

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2005)

Jarhead was a very unique film. While most war films subject viewers to mass violence, Jarhead took the alternative rout and focused on a main character and his experiences. The storyline focuses on a young man with little to lose. His family basically abandoned him mentally so and all he really left behind was a two-timing girlfriend. He arrives at boot camp and is initiated by his bunkmates with a semi-beating. Afterwards he meets his drill-Sergent and they train, and go to war. The storyline was pretty generic, but above average. The movie kept me interested the whole time and the acting was great. I would recommend it to almost anyone. The only matter it lacked was violence, comon people; war films are supposed to include some kick-ass violence ...right? Maybe that was a contradiction but I hope you know what I mean.