Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Adam K — 20 Jun 2012
Its the best Vietnam war film ever made and definitive proof that Stanley Kubrick could make a film about practically any subject. It plays out in two acts, a darkly comic perception of Marine Corps training camps, led phenomenally by R.
Lee Ermey's classic performance as Gunnery Sargent Hartman (known as the only time Kubrick has ever allowed an actor to improvise) as well as Vincent D' Onofrio's breakthrough performance as the demented and self-endangered Private Pyle.
The second half hoists the horrors of war right in front of the viewer's face, showing a group of ordinary men slowly become disillusioned by the realities of war and the damage it does to both sides involved.
This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Adam K on 20 Jun 2012.
Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.
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