Self indulgent and over acted

Rating: 4/10 (7 November 2005)

This movie was horrible. The humor was alright at points but I was very unimpressed with Gyllenhaal and Sarsagard in the film. The movie was trying way to hard to be symbolic and failed. Saarsgard is an actor I happen to like because in most of his films he just exists. Like Jeff Bridges does in his movies. I this Gyllenhaal is a decent actor but hasn't been in anything good since donny darko. The directing was God awful and the attempt to draw parallel's to the Vietnam and the iraq war now was futile and cheap. Jamie Foxx portrayal of the hard nosed understanding staff sergeant was good enough to keep me from leaving my seat but the other one feature actors seem like they need to go back to school. THere were scenes that were so bad I felt like yelling cut. The kid from Friday night lights and the cheddar bob look alike belong in made for TV movies and nothing more. Over acting is so boring and solubsistic. it is a travesty that through great advertising this movie is going to bank. Another piece of garbage sent from Hollywood.