Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Andrew L — 03 Feb 2017

Intense, tightly constructed, and darkly comic at times.

This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Andrew L on 03 Feb 2017.

Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.

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