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The Good Soldiernew
Novelist Anthony Swofford says he won't play politics with Jarhead.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Violence Is Golden
Sam Mendes' bleakly funny, stunningly realized Jarhead brings us a world in which violence, far from erupting, remains eternally, almost unnaturally, constrained.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
11-04-2005 |
Reviews
Film's Look at War Forgoes Politics for Psychologynew
Despite the film's enormous empathy for the Marines and its engrossing technical proficiency, Jarhead's ambivalence keeps it from carrying out a clearly defined mission.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Ready for Warnew
Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers, but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
War is Hecknew
Although Jarhead displays vivid cinematography and a wonderfully compelling narrative, it never ceases to ironically reference other war films. But it's a damn good movie.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
The Waiting Game
Sam Mendes' timely adaptation of a marine memoirist's timely book focuses on the impotent frustration of warriors waiting to wage war, and the aura of unfinished business they leave in their wake.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
An Interview with Anthony Swoffordnew
Times have changed, and the wars with them, and the erstwhile college teacher who wrote the book Jarhead takes a suitably long view of the literature of war.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Unsure Shotnew
A new film depicts how a kid became a killer, almost, during the frustrating first Gulf War. Its main achievement is to get us inside Anthony Swofford's "empty vessel," the mind of a Marine, a "jarhead," as it is first formed by hardship, then filled with horror.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
