JARHEAD (2005) - Nov. 2, 2005
After Road to Perdition, there was really nowhere to go but down for Sam Mendes. While Jarhead was really well acted and well directed, it lacked the kind of emotional resonance that marks the difference between a good film from a great one. It was essentially a series of vignettes revolving around a group of snipers during the gulf war. Some of these were better than others, and I found myself losing interest at times in the midsection of the movie (it probably didn't help that the movie was constantly making me think of Three Kings, a much better film). While there were certain sequences in the film that were really really good, there was also a distinct feeling of unevenness. ***
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