Heartbreak Ridge 1986

The Marines are looking for a few good men, unfortunately you ain't it.

'Heartbreak Ridge' is a rather good war film, one I enjoyed a fair bit.

Clint Eastwood, to no-one's surprise, is the best performer from the onscreen talent, though I did like the support cast - namely Mario Van Peebles, Boyd Gaines and Arlen Dean Snyder.

The plot is, although obvious in where it is heading, fun and holds one's attention. The score doesn't particularly stand out but there is one part around the middle which is neat. Some of the dialogue is a little cringe, but there are some good lines in there for Mr. Eastwood to quip.

"Dirty Harry" meets "They Called Him Bulldozer"

As a marine former, It was hard for me to watch the final fight, the lack of military fighting skills was visible. They should have done some military practice before like other movies does. But Eastwood acting was good though

The end is superfluous, because the first part is exceptional.

This might be the definition of the perfect Dad film, it’s got a lot of war / soldier movie cliches but it’s a pretty good film with Clint Eastwood’s great acting and good direction.

I did find the first half of the film was a lot better than the second half with the last 30 minutes feeling a little tacked on. Not a bad movie by any means but there are better Clint Eastwood movies to check out and miles better war movies from this era of cinema.

If you catch it on TV or just watching on a streaming service one day then sure go for it, otherwise you can give it a skip.

A FILM OF PUTA MADRE, THE SARGENT OF IRON

If you like Eastwood you will love this. It´s a role that was written for Clint.