How the Tables Have Turned

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2002)

After the debauchery that was Batman & Robin, after the box-office bombing of that movie and the near-death experience of the Batman franchise, Joel Schumacher must have thought a lot in what to do next. One thing should be appraised: the man has conserved a shred of good taste. I say this because "Tigerland" is the flipside of the spectacularity of Batman. It is a great war movie, with great dialogue, great actors (Colin Farrel should be a star now if this film wasn't such a low profile work), whose modesty and simplicity work to give it quality. We don't fall in political backdrops, we don't journey through complicated philosophies and thoughts. We just see how a charismatic soldier who doesn't give a damn to the military tactics and procedures manages to make enemies and friends in a situation such as the training to go the most deadly american war in history. A great movie, shot like the events were real, which gives it veracity. A great step to Joel Schumacher, which redeems himself from all the previous mistakes.