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Tigerland

The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.

2000 · 1h 41m · R Drama, War
Directed by Joel Schumacher

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Overview

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.

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All reviews
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh

This take on Vietnam War doesn't break new thematic ground but it's Schumacher's best film since the 1993 Falling Down, and it showcases the talents of newcomer Colin Farrell, who has everything that it takes to become a major Hollywood star

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh

Stylistically this is more interesting and more affected than Schumacher's Flawless. Either way, it's a big improvement on his past tendentious nonsense.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

Even when the script overtaxes the allegory about how Vietnam divided a nation at home, Schumacher and the actors prevail by fixing their sights on what happens to men on that last stop before the game of war becomes a grim reality.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh

A great army movie.

Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
Fresh

For those who don't mind being challenged, however, and are curious to see why Farrell is being touted as the next big thing, Tigerland has its rewards.

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

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