Jarhead

Pros: Beautiful color cinematography by Roger Deakins, main characters
Cons: Script, film editing

Jarhead (2005) Generation X’s take on war, helmed by Sam Mendes Am erican Beauty, R oad to Perdition and seen through the eyes of protagonist Anthony Swofford, details his ...

Pros: new interpretation of Gulf War, not a sugar coated story, makes you think, good acting
Cons: none really; unless you see the lack of action as a con

There hadn’t been a film which showed what the ground troops had to go through during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm campaigns for the United States over in the Middle East. Sure there was Three Kings, which did open the door about what went on at ...

Pros: The performers; Cinematography
Cons: Slow; Little combat action

Many movies have been made about the horrors of war, both in the line of combat and in the often equally appalling ordeal of basic training. World War II and Vietnam have claimed the largest share of big screen productions, but other wars have been ...

Pros: Great cast
Cons: No action, story goes nowhere

Have you ever heard someone use the expression, “Hurry up and wait?” I’m not sure where exactly it originated, but I suspect it has military origins. Nearly every time I’ve heard it spoken in the real world, it came from the mouth of a ...

Pros: great visuals, interesting personality issues, focuses on the men - rather than pyrotechnics
Cons: not a conventional war movie, may irritate some

Say what you will but Jarhead is easily one of the best movies of the year - and no, I'm not getting paychecks from Sony. Anthony Swafford's bestseller about the first Gulf War, and the seamless shift between boredom, terror and the surreal, has made it ...

Pros: Actors. Subtleties of the story.
Cons: No drama. Little action.

War movies are always a popular genre. Most are accompanied by a political agenda – either for or against warfare. Jarhead is a memoir of one marines experiences in the first Gulf War, and softly speaks a lesson on the impact of the warrior ...

Pros: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard
Cons: ....

God, in His infinite wisdom, had the forethought to let my brother join the Marines when we were between wars. He got out of the Marines just a few months before the casualty known as Vietnam started, at least for the US. I am sure my brother would ...

Pros: Good soporific
Cons: It is too dull to have any real cons

Looking through the very helpful reviews of Jarhead, I noticed that even the reviewers who didn’t particularly like the film still rated it fairly high. I’m not sure why that is. Tony Swofford joins the Marines. Swofford finishes boot camp. ...

Pros: Gyllenhaal, Foxx and Sarsgaard.
Cons: If you go in expecting another Black Hawk Down, prepare to be disappointed.

"Should be just like Black Hawk Down" "Yeah. That was a great movie". That was the conversation I had with a fellow filmgoer as I waited in line to see Jarhead. My film going colleague made the BHD comparison and I found myself agreeing. As it ...

Pros: Amazing cinematography, Jamie Foxx, true depiction of boot camp
Cons: too much talking not enough action, I didn't get hooked by the story

"Welcome to the suck" happens to be the film's tagline. In the Marines of Desert Shield and Storm, "the suck" refers to being in the Marines and how it sucks to be in that desert. For me, this saying had new meaning about what I thought of the ...

Pros: deep emotional film, incredible scenes, the atmosphere, Jamie Foxx
Cons: boring in places, felt something missing in regards to characters

Ok, are my titles getting more clever or more stupid day by day? You be the judge! First thing you have to know about this movie before watching it; It's not a movie about war. Not exactly. Once you know that you can appreciate the film more. I ...

Pros: Not many.
Cons: Pure propaganda, and in our present war on terror, a troubling film.

I am a child of the 60s, so I know ALL about war (after all, I have seen all the most important films!). Having got that tongue-in-cheek comment out there, and admitting I never did serve in the military, I was troubled by the endlessly negative ...

Pros: Accurately represents Marine Corps culture, great great great actors, has comedic and sobering moments, etc.
Cons: Post-war part of the movie seems too brief.

A line had formed outside our small Cinema 6 two hours before the first showing. All jarheads. Though it's not something I've discussed in depth here at Epinions, there is little else I hold more pride in than being a Marine brat and now ...

Pros: Outstanding ensemble acting, effects and direction
Cons: A bit one-sided and quite ambiguous.

Whatever you get out of a viewing of Jarhead is largely dependent on what you bring with you in the first place: whether or not you've had military service (I have); whether or not you were a Marine (I wasn't); and whether or not you have ...

Pros: Impressive film on nearly every level.
Cons: This is not a movie where the guy gets the girl, which most people require.

As far as Gulf War movies go, Jarhead may go down as the defining film. Not for its rigorous accuracy in capturing the mood of the soldiers that served in that war, but for its open assertion that the soldiers were robbed of the war they craved due to ...