Biloxi Blues (1988)

Biloxi Blues: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker. A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

“Biloxi Blues is a wonderful character comedy with strong dramatic scenes as well. Eugene Jerome (Matthew Broderick) is an anti-hero, who is typically concerned with making wisecracks, rebelling against the rigid drill Sergeant (Christopher Walken), and talking about wanting to become a writer. Similar to the dark pathos of characters in Catch-22, Biloxi Blues exposes men in the service who do not want to be there, who are incompetent, and basically as far from battlefield heroism as you can imagine. Mike Nichols directs, and his comedic and dramatic pace is pitched perfectly for the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie has quotable lines throughout. But if you are looking for a typical war movie, this is not for you. There are no heros, at least in the conventional sense, as the story focuses upon the dusty boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi. The story does deal with sharp internal conflicts, and the cultural topics addressed emerge strongly against the backdrop of one of the USu0026#39;s most traditional institutions: the military. Although it has been over fifteen years since the release of the movie, the conflict in the movie feels timely and relevant for todayu0026#39;s world. Itu0026#39;s the type of tight, well-written comedy that rarely exists in current cinema.”