Review of Jarhead (2005) by Max P — 24 Sep 2010

Thats the Marine Corp for you sitting around with the press while the Army kicks ass...

This review of Jarhead (2005) was written by Max P on 24 Sep 2010.

Jarhead has generally received positive reviews.

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By Catherine Shoard (160) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 16 Jan 2018

Gyllenhaal can, in fact, act, so the blame must fall elsewhere for his dim performance, all topless tears and soulful voiceovers…

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By Xavier C (93) on 04 Mar 2015

The plot of that war movie is nothing new but luckily all performance are good, the musics are really awesome and sometimes it deals about…

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By Willie M (56) on 15 Jan 2019

Good points: the casting is great. Very very believable acting from the entire cast…

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By Maymay A (284) on 30 Jan 2016

Decent. Shows some interesting perspective, but there's too much military cliche and it doesn't push the envelope far enough to be memorable…

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By Ethan P (599) on 29 Sep 2015

Disappointing as a character piece, the war elements are not engaging enough to call this one of the better war dramas…

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By Maia T (19) on 28 Apr 2016

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a marine in this first person account of the Gulf war. well directed by Sam Mendes…

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By Andrewdtrigg (1) on 29 Sep 2022

A powerful examination of the futility of war and what it can do to the humans involved. Fascinating, beautiful and profound…

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By Charlie L (477) on 07 Oct 2018

An interestingly entertaining movie kept alive by its leads…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 22 Nov 2016

65% Saw this on 21/11/16 It was good in it's first half, but the second half is too full of situations that are tedious and repetitious…

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By Ethan R (229) on 12 Mar 2018

I love this movie, it is my favorite marine/war movie…

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