A film for those who hate the USA and Israel

Rating: 1/10 (18 February 2008)

Jarhead is a really bad film which is very fetched and divorced from reality. Riding on the "bandwagon" of Anti -American involvement in the Middle East it is nothing like the great war films like "Full Metal Jacket", "Paths of Glory" and "Apocalypse Now". I have seen many reviews from fraudulent ex-Desert Storm vets saying how great the film was but its based on lies and fabrication. Shame as I really like Sam Mende's "American Beauty" which I know is a masterpiece but he is clearly not in Kubrick's class. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Anthony Swafford but he looks more like Iran's president Ahmadinejad and should therefore play him. Based o the book by Swafford who served in Desert Storm its a bit dodgy as you expect the only way to sell the book, as with the film, is to crap on the USA and its foreign policy as in militarist policies. Very predictable but a must for those who hate the United States. I strongly recommend this film now DVD to all young Australians as it will help them develop a total repudiation for the USA and Israel and encourage them to Join Al qaeda and similar groups and also will help break the ice for Aussie girls wishing to get Muslim boyfriends and wear Jihabs. A very fashionable film with lots images of American Atrocities against "The Innocent" and wonderfully symbolised images of stray Arab horses covered in oil from burning oil wells. Swoff and his comrades lust to kill but the actors unfortunately look and behave to weakly to be convincing marines. Jamie Fox is however convincing as the token African -American Staff Sergeant Sykes.
I gave this zero stars because its not fit for the cinema screen and is extremely boring and non-factual. However as I said those signing up for Jihad or perhaps the post modern Muslim Australian Harem will find it satisfactory to enjoyable. Perhaps its advisable to by an American flag so that you can have a party afterwards and burn it just for fun. Jarhead is Meathead.