I just wish they wouldn't've philosophized so darn much.

Rating: 7/10 (6 February 2002)

My neighbor just got a DVD player for Christmas, and already he has more DVDs than I do. Anyway, I was at his house the other day flipping through his selections when I saw he had "Tigerland". I pointed it out.
"Yeah, I haven't seen that one yet," he says, "I just picked it up because I was at Tigerland back when I went to Vietnam." He told me some stories about it, so it piqued my interest in the film.
From what I can tell, based on my neighbor's stories, "Tigerland" is a pretty accurate depiction of what went on in that training ground. And while the film is sticking with the story, it's pretty good.

But then there are all these side trails in which Bozz and Paxton discuss war philosophy and how it's so wrong and blah blah blah. All they needed was a pulpit and a gospel choir to *really* get their point across.
These tangential asides are the only thing bogging the movie down and preventing it from becoming a really good film. Cinematically, it packs a visual punch, although the handheld camera got to be a bit much.
Oh, and if you really, really, *really* like to listen to men swear in ways you've never dreamed, throw on "Tigerland" for a real treat.