Where was it going?

Rating: 1/10 (8 April 2006)

Jarhead is by far the worst war film I have seen. I kept waiting for something to happen. If there are to be peaks and valleys in a storyline, this one was a flat line. The story didn't move, never went anywhere. Finally when something might happen, the sniper scene in the tower, it becomes a mind game again. I understand in real war that there is a lot of waiting for something to happen, but do we need to see this on film? If the director wanted to make a documentary he should have done that instead. What a waste of talent as the acting, editing and cinematography were superb. There are great film versions of Vietnam and WWII, this is NOT the film that will encapsulate the Gulf War. I actually found the short documentary on the DVD "Men of War" more interesting than the movie. Save your time on this one and wait for a real movie of the Gulf War to come out.