Close but no cigar

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2005)

I really had to force myself to watch this whole movie. I too was in the military for the "war on terrorism" so please don't think I'm talking from a civilian point of view. As I watched this film, I thought to myself that Top Gun has competition. Either you saw a man naked, shirtless, or drunk. Oh and don't forget the Santa hat thing. The whole movie had a homosexual theme to it with a light splattering of drama a'la Real World. I personally didn't feel like sitting through another episode of that show. But I do feel the acting is better in it. The acting in Jarhead was about on the same level as me when I get a bad Christmas present. But I guess this is what passes for a good movie now and it makes me sick. What ever happened to the blockbusters? Ones that made you go to the theaters? Not ones nowadays that you say, "well I'm gonna go see that I guess." I wouldn't waste my time with this movie, and go rent Full Metal Jacket.