Hoooorah!

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2006)

I love movies that both unnerve me beyond reason and also make my toes curl with cinematographic pleasure! And this film is one of those.
It's safe to say that Sam Mendes has delivered his third wonderful movie in a row. It's categorized in the rare genre that Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" is in, or even Schumacher's "Tigerland". It's a war movie, without really being a war movie. It's actually a profound drama disguising itself as a war movie.
Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard, Foxx ... everybody in this film deserved to be cast in it. The visuals are both simple and stunning *(no way am I ever gonna forget the oil horse!)* Thomas Newman is one of the finest artists in the soundtrack business and somebody should give him an Oscar already!
I'd recommend this to anybody with an open mind to offbeat/mainstream cinema! Oh, and just a warning: During this film your testosteron levels will rise dangerously ... but since there is so little action in this film, you will feel equally frustrated as the soldiers did ... try to survive it :)
8/10