There's nothing new here, with Tigerland boot camp serving as an allegory for the actual war.

Rating: Null/10 (21 February 2002)

Director Schumacher gets on the war-movie bandwagon with the same, hand-held, choppy-frame visual style that seems to be par for the course when Hollywood deals with gunfire or battle. What you get here is a contemporary look at Army boot camp and how it prepares the surplus population for battle. The philosophical dialogue is tried and true, and the characters are literally plucked from Kubrick's definitive boot- camp movie, FULL METAL JACKET. Many reviewers seem to be surprised by Schumacher's involvement with this project. I imagine he wanted to give star Colin Farrell some big Hollywood exposure (if you know what I mean) because Farrell mainly comes across as cute and perky, a recruit presented as far more noble and intelligent than his predicament. TIGERLAND is predictable enough to skip, unless you're anxious to see Colin's star-making vehicle.