A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 in Hue, Vietnam.
Oddly split into 2 largely separate stories this is a paradigmatic anti-war movie by one of cinema's major directors.
Viewed anew I still stay with my original opinion.
Halliwell**: "Smartly ordered but rather ordinary and predictable war film to come from one of cinema's acknowledged masters after seven years of silence."
Maltin***: "The first half is so strong (thanks in part to real-life former D.I. Ermey) that the second half suffers in comparison, as it covers more familiar ground, while keeping emotions in check. Still, it's compelling, well acted, and supremely well crafted, certainly in keeping with Kubrick's recurring theme of dehumanization."
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