Good Film....nothing new

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2006)

When i could look at the first trailer i thought this is the movie i missed for so long since full metal jacket. Well.....
This movie can be looked at 2 ways. 1.The shots are a fine piece of work , the actors really did a great job on playing the effects of war , special effects are fine as well ,realistic etc.... Based on this i could easily give it a 8 or even 9 of 10.
But , there is option nr2.
There is absolutely nothing new in this film that we haven't seen in full metal jacket.As a matter of fact it is a almost identical copy , just the story,characters are different.The main "message" of this film should be to show people the effects of war on people.But it is perfectly the same "way of change" of personalty that we could see in FMJ on the soldiers.So the only logical explanation to this film is quite simple.In the current political ,eonomical situation of the world , there is a big need for films , to show people :War is bad ! But this message has to be brought by a story that is more "up to date".And the memory of the Gulf War is more alive than it is Vietnam. So the perfect movie is born.
Good looks , good actors , nothing new.
If you haven't seen FMJ , have a look on that first. If you want to see a movie , but just a movie , this one is for you.