The tag-line had it right.

Rating: 1/10 (27 December 2005)

This movie sucks big time because a movie about being bored is boring. It seems like a gay anti-war movie to me. It falls well short of the anti-war Vietnam story, Full Metal Jacket.
Sam Mendes is a fine director. But he should stay away from war movies. Jake Guyllenhall seems to be an actor tormented by having to be in this movie. And the other characters, from their lonely gay frolic in the sand, to the idea that Jodie might be nailing the wife, all suck. Only Jamie Foxx actually gives a performance worth noting.
So, if you want to waste your money and see a movie that sucks. If you want to be bored to tears. If you want to get sick enough to walk out in the middle. This movie is for you.