Jarhead

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2006)

After looking on IMDb to see if this was worth a watch i went to watch it. I found it made me think as i walked out of the cinema. Though in places it dragged i realised that this was the one of the points it was trying to put across. Many of my friends go to watch for entertainment but this isn't that sort of film. Naturally funny in many places, this film isn't the normal war film or a big blockbuster. Mendes directs, (esp. a brilliant performance by Foxx) with a varied degree of success. In many places he gets the story(thin in places) across with minimum of effort you realise your watching a film which doesn't have a direct plot line that you can tell your friends about. Its a odd film which got me hooked but i don't no quite why. Hope this kinda helps, first review and all!