Jarhead

Did not expect to like this film because I disliked Road to Perdition so much. Sam Mendes is a great visual stylist (see American Beauty) but lacks any real emotional core. His visuals are used too much to serve as the emotion… in my opinion. But Jarhead is probably his best effort at real emotion (maybe because it’s a true story) and not just heightened feelings with striking images. Love war movies so of course I would see this.
Favorite moment: Troy breaking down after he wasn’t allowed to do what he’d been trained to do: kill. Nice scene Sarsgaard!
10