Makes You Laugh and Cry

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2015)

A lot of people don't like this film because it holds no message or anything other than the story line itself. But it is worth a watch if you like this sort of war humour film. I was laughing all the way through it. But aside from all the funny stuff, it also shows the emotion and torture of war. This guy as to go 175 days away from home, he starts getting worrying letters from his girlfriend and he thinks she's cheating on him while he's at war. On top of that he's going 175 days with nothing to do but sitting around with the other bored soldiers.
There are some beautiful dessert shots in this film. Considering it is based in the dessert and there really isn't much to see, they actually did quote a good job of it. The acting is okay, especially as you see Jake's character slowly break down as the days in the dessert carry on. When you take away all the hilarious humour, this is actually quite an emotional film. You see the happy and carefree side of him but then you also see the darker and more emotionally tortured side of him when he finally begins to loose it.
The only bad thing about this film is its slowness. Not a lot happens but I guess that is the reality of the film since not a lot is meant to happen. You see Jake mess up, get punished, threaten his friend and loose his mind. But not much else. I guess the humour really makes up for that though because it's a really funny film.
So there we go, a tragic and also a very funny film. Worth a watch but don't watch it with your parents around!