adonis98-743-186503 A psychological study of operations desert shield and desert storm during the gulf war; through the eyes of a U.S marine sniper who struggles to cope with the possibility his girlfriend may be cheating on him back home. Jarhead is a character study and that i respect it i really do but that doesn't mean that the movie is good too, unfortunately the whole 'maybe she's cheating on me' is kind of a stupid plotline and for the biggest majority of the film nothing happens except the soldiers making stupid things and that's basically the film. (5/10)

premnathgannavaram "Got lost on the way to college" characterized Swofford represents the young people all around the world who are in a dazed state and are unaware of what to do with their lives.In this movie Swofford simply goes on with his life just as if like accepting the fate. He sometimes regrets about parting his girlfriend and when he had seen his friend's wife cheating on him, he starts feeling suspicious about his girlfriend. All these punishments and suspicions give Swofford a mental break down. The fact of not even firing a shot and after returning home discovering that his girlfriend's got a new boyfriend and Troy's death made him feel bad for himself.Jarhead is the movie that shows the soldier's feelings in a unique way and makes you rethink before you make any choices in your life.

Red_Identity In terms of entertainment, I can't give this anything less than an 8. It gets the job done well. It also has very good acting. Saarsgard is very effective as the main supporting character, and Jake Gyllenhaal gives another very good turn in a career already full of them, although he would prove to be able to give even better turns in meatier material later on in his career (like in 2014's Nightcrawler). The film's technical aspects are very good. When it comes to the themes and what it's trying to say, that's when it gets to be a little too murky, and whereas it's pretty much flawed. But considering the reviews, I had low expectations and so maybe that's why I was as pleasantly surprised as I was.

bowmanblue I can take or leave war films, however, I have to say this one is pretty good, especially as it contains a real lack of any actual fighting.It centres on one man's - Anthony Swofford's - personal tale of life in the modern (well, early nineties) American army. He's not an officer, or in any particular position of authority - he's a grunt, a foot-soldier, or a 'Jarhead.' After Saddam Hussein first invades Kuwait, the US ship out their Jarheads to wait for the order to attack. This is the story of the wait.Therefore, we never see our Jarheads charging heroically over the top or anything similar. It's just about the wait. Now, that may not sound like the most exciting premise for a movie, but I think that's the point. Jarhead isn't really meant to be exciting. It's more of a drama about men from lower class America, who don't really have many career options and enlist as a way of making a living.I really enjoyed it. Jake Gyllenhaal gives a great performance as the put-upon Jarhead at the centre of the film and, overall, it's well worth a watch, even if you're not a fan of war movies in general.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/