Amazing film from Sam Mendes

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2006)

Mendes' beautify cinematographed war drama is very well directed and acted. The story engaged me from the beginning and was even better than Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. THe music was great, the whole atmosphere, gylenhaal's performance and the great cinematography from Roger Deakins, one of the best cinematographers in the business. I liked Jake Gylenhaal a lot in this film, hes one of the rare young stars that actually impresses me film after film. I also liked Peter Sarsgaard a lot in his role and Jamie Foxx was good too. Chris Cooper was also good in a supporting role, this film has both great dramatic, comedic and cinematic elements, all the ingredients for a great film. --- IMDb rating: , my rating: 10/10