Jarhead (2005)
Someone told me that the marines are the least intelligent branch of the military, just below soldiers. This movie doesn’t quite disprove that. It’s not quite a conventional war movie since it covers an unconventional war: the slow buildup and then the lightning fast combat of the first gulf war, Desert Shield. There is of course the usual death and destruction, but often it comes unexpectedly. An interesting and seemingly realistic look at the military jerking itself into combat and then crazily exiting it to a heroes welcome. Gyllenhall and Fox are both entertaining in this film.
