Jarhead

...én lang række autonome scener, der hver især forsøger at skildre soldaternes mentale forfald...

...about men who are exhausted, bored, lonely, trained to the point of obsession and given no opportunity to use their training.

It’s a technical marvel; Mendes, working with new cinematographer and regular Coen brothers’ collaborator Roger Deakins, peppers the screen with visuals to stir the loins of any red-blooded male.

It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.