Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Colin Farrell | ... | Pvt. Roland Bozz | |
Matthew Davis | ... | Pvt. Jim Paxton | |
Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Pvt. Miter | |
Tom Guiry | ... | Pvt. Cantwell (as Thomas Guiry) | |
Shea Whigham | ... | Pvt. Wilson | |
Russell Richardson | ... | Pvt. Johnson | |
Nick Searcy | ... | Capt. Saunders | |
Afemo Omilami | ... | SFC Ezra Landers | |
James MacDonald | ... | Staff Sgt. Thomas (as James McDonald) | |
Keith Ewell | ... | Sgt. Oakes | |
Matt Gerald | ... | Sgt. Eveland | |
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Stephen Fulton | ... | Sgt. Drake |
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Tyler Cravens | ... | M.P. Sergeant |
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Michael Edmiston | ... | Hit the Brakes! Driver |
Arian Ash | ... | Sheri |
In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before leaving for war. The final week takes place in Tigerland, a swamp similar to Vietnam. Jim Paxton has enlisted; he wants to experience everything and write books later. He befriends Roland Bozz, a cool Texan with a gift for getting into trouble and for helping misfits get discharges. At least one sociopath in the platoon hates Bozz, even as the sergeants grudgingly recognize his leadership abilities. As the platoon heads into its week in Tigerland, Paxton's body gives out, Bozz makes plans to go AWOL, and the sociopath gets hold of live ammo. Is the Louisiana swamp more dangerous than the DMZ? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, but it is nothing new.
Everyone here is grouping it with other war movies, this movie has been miscategorized! Its not a war movie any more than "One flew over the cuckoos nest" is a asylum movie or "Cool Hand Luke" is a prison movie. This is a movie about individuality, nonconformity, self-confidence and the costs of that personality type.
The plot is the same as "One flew over the Cuckoos nest" and "Cool Hand Luke", its in GOOD company, and it holds its own. Its these movies it should be held up against and compared, not "Apocalypse Now" or "Platoon".
Eric