Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Terrence Rafferty for The Nation — 20 Jun 2013
No amount of stylistic analysis, however, is likely to explain why a man would devote more than three years of his life to making a war movie in which violent death isn't meant to move us. Does Kubrick really think we're not callous enough about war?
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This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Terrence Rafferty and published by The Nation on 20 Jun 2013.
Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.
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