Really, Truly, Just Awful

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2005)

I truly cannot understand why this movie was made. Entertainment? Pushing a point of view? Make sure Jake G. can be seen in something? Because Jaime Foxx said yes to doing it? Oh my goodness, this movie has every war cliché you can think of, they've all been done, and they can be seen again in this movie. I think it's trying to be a cool Full Metal Jacket, but it comes off as just trite compared to that film. I will say the cinematography and music were A+, but the story is so weak and pointless that it left me limp. I truly didn't care if his girlfriend was having sex with another guy back at home, or that waiting in the desert to fight makes you "crazy," or how uneducated and stupid this director makes the recruits look, etc, I just didn't care. What's new, what haven't we seen it this movie? OK, well, we've not seen anything about Operation Desert Storm before. But who gives a rats ass?!! Trust me, this is an awful movie, though pretty to look at, if that's your thing.