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Tigerland
20th Century Fox


8.6

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MPAA RATING: R for violence, pervasive language, a scene of strong sexuality and some drug use

Starring Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., and Tom Guiry

At Fort Polk, Louisiana, thousands of young men prepare for Vietnam. The specter of combat hangs over the men of A-Company, Second Platoon, as they enter the final stage of infantry training. They will be sent to the war. But each man deals with this prospect in his own way. One man's defiance, however, galvanizes every member of the platoon. (20th Century Fox)

GENRE(S):	Drama
WRITTEN BY:	Ross Klavan Michael McGruther
DIRECTED BY:	Joel Schumacher
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: April 17, 2001 Video: April 17, 2001 Theatrical: September 22, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	100 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

A strong, gritty, powerful piece of film making, and one of the three or four best movies made about the Vietnam era.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

An affecting, old fashioned, antiwar war story.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Consistently fresh, engrossing and unpredictable.

Variety Emanuel Levy

A tautly focused, well-executed drama. Demonstrates that it's still possible to make small, intimate and personal movies within the Hollywood studio system.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

The entire ensemble is first-rate.

USA Today Mike Clark

Worth a look. It's easy to overrate -- but just as easy to undervalue.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Rarely less than compelling, must-see entertainment, thanks to Farrell, Schumacher and company.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The stripped-down production give a disturbing sense of immediacy to an otherwise fairly conventional story about boys being prepared for war.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Beneath the rough vérité exterior beats the same slick, corny heart.

Village Voice Dennis Lim

In his first major role, the Irish actor Farrell deflects the script's more dubious aspects through sheer magnetic presence.

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Despite melodramatic lapses -- the gripping action recalls Walter Hill's 1981 "Southern Comfort" -- this is Schumacher's most ambitions film since "Falling Down" in 1993, and it plays to his strengths with young actors.

Film.com Jared Rapfogel

A terrible, tired piece of filmmaking.

TNT RoughCut Susannah Breslin

Lacks just about everything on every level.

LA Weekly Manohla Dargis

Schumacher has gone into the cinematic heart of darkness and emerged with his own peculiar kink on the war movie: Vietnam beefcake.

The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Rudy M. gave it a6:
It's worth it to see Colin Farrell's first real feature, otherwise, it's a fairly mediocre story - the dvd has Farrell's screentests - quite good.

Socrates gave it a 9:
This is a great movie! Colin Farrell has the role down pat and creates a memorable character in Bozz! This one will be a cult classic someday.

Nat B. gave it a 10:
I loved it.

S ex gave it a 10:
Hot, sexy, and touching.

Leanne Rimes gave it a 10:
ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT! Worth ten out of ten! Very moving drama of soldiers preparing for war! Farrell is excellent and incredibly gorgeous.

Dan A. gave it a 9:
A very gripping tale about recruits being prepared for vietnam. The film is brilliantly directed and keeps you glued to the tv, it has also unearthed some unknown talent.

James B. gave it a 9:
Well acted anti-war drama, very strong ensemble cast Farell was excellent in particular.

Tigerland 20th Century Fox

Tigerland
20th Century Fox