the most action-less war movie ever made

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2005)

Jarhead, from Sam Mendes, is a good, solid movie with interesting characters and almost poetic dialog. Yet the previews for this movie were very deceiving, making the film look like a gritty, violent war movie, almost like Three KIngs (which is a much better movie). But it's not. The main theme of the movie is boredom. We watch these soldiers go through intense training, verbal and physical abuse, and ultimately see nothing come out if it. Jarhead is very well acted, especially Jamie Foxx, and is a visual feast for the eyes, with some of the best cinematography in the movies since Legends of the Fall.
9 out of 10