Outstanding

Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2018)

All things considered, it is an absolutely stunning film. The decision by director Joel Schumacher to use virtually unknown actors in the film was a genious move. It took a lot of courage, bot to mention skill, in training the actors in the platoon to train together. At least 6 of them have gone on to become exceptional actors, with Colin Farrell becoming a true Hollywood star. A couple of years later, Farrell was cast opposite Al Pacino (an actor he idolized in his youth) in "The Recruit". It was a successful film. Afterwards, Pacino said (a now oft repeated phrase) that Colin Farrell is tbe best actor of his generation. I agree 100%. Tigerland is a gritty, taut film, and blew me away the first time I saw it. By the way, my family home is about 45 miles from the real Tigerland in Louisiana, and yours truly came within an inch of being sent there during the Vietnam War