Bozz is too smart for his own good. In fact, he's officer material.
'Tigerland' is a quietly moving, washed out, boot-camp drama. It follows the story of a young man who is capable, yet not inclined towards killing people, and his progress through the American armies' training program in the early 70s to a Vietnam theme park called Tigerland. He uses his smart-assery and basic knowledge of law to help get his friends kicked out of the army and in so doing save their lives.
I was surprised when I found out that Joel Schumacher had directed it, as I mostly know him from 'Batman Forever - which was, in a weird way, kinda my favourite Batman movie (hey, Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones are the villains. It's brilliant). It's surprisingly un-cringy though, and though it covers themes that have been gone over so many times the colours fading, it covers them well. Oh yeah, and the colours are literally fading, as the whole thing was shot on 16 mill. It also features few stars (often a good thing as far as I'm concerned, so long as the acting is still good) and was filmed over just 28 days.
It's more alike to the first half of 'Full Metal Jacket' than to anything that's all war, and the front doesn't even feature. The reduced colour range works very well, blasting everything into a muddy green tinge. This acts as a great backdrop for the acting, which is great. Some cliches are fallen into, though some are possible nods to past classics. Occasionally it gets a bit sentimental, but I forgive it, as the characters effectively wring emotion from the viewer.
Tigerland: 40.1