Photos of dead and mutilated bodies are shown frequently during courtroom scenes. Combat scenes are harrowing. The f-word, and its many variants, gets a workout. The Lord s name is also taken in vain many times. Other crudities and obscenities throughout.
Marines drink beer during an officer s retirement party.
Childers gets drunk in his quarters. He s shown with an empty bottle of whiskey by his side. He carries out the threat in a graphic scene reminiscent of the classic Vietnam War photo of a prisoner being shot in the head point-blank. But it doesn t resort to caricatures. Even the Marine prosecutor, Maj.