JarHead - HD DVD
Nothing much happens in Jarhead. That’s the point; it’s a ‘lack of war film’. It’s about a bunch of highly-trained killing machines (Jake Gyllenhaal being the protagonist), geared up for war and then left to sit and wait for conflict that never really happens for them. I enjoyed it (particularly the blistering turn by Jamie Foxx), while it was on the screen. It looks brilliant, the bleach grade goes along way to highlighting the bleakness of the dessert and in turn, the mental state of the marooned Marines (see what I did there). It’s tense, well directed and the characterization is handled expertly. Basically, it ticks all the boxes.
But, like a lot of ‘lack of’ films, as soon as it stopped I couldn’t help but feel a little like, yeah..? So..?
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