Insightful

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2005)

Jarhead isn't perhaps the most exciting war movie, but it gives you an inside look of what really goes on in the war. What the people suffered through, and what they did for that moment of fighting is broken down here. Solid performances were given by everyone, especially Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, and Peter Sarsgaard. Their performances alone is enough to make the movie good, but the directing and the effects also bring the movie full circle. The characters are all well rounded, and relationships formed throughout the movie give the audience a sense of understanding. Motives and actions play a key part in the movie, but it wasn't all talking. What the director tried to get across to the audience was clear, but you have to see the movie to interpret it for yourself. 9/10