I know it is going to be good! The only question is how good!? Let's start watching it.28minutes - I enjoy it a lot so far. It is really interesting because main character played by Clint Eastwood is unpredictable, you never know what will happen next with him. Movie is full of funny situations, lines and you really can't wait to see more.1h 13minutes - OK it is getting a little boring... It feels like everything went in slow motion and I'm not talking about fancy special effects here... I still want to see more though 1h 33minutes - every time they leave military base the movie is getting dull... The good thing is that those moments last only a couple of minutes. I think the statement I made at the beginning was...hmm... let's say... a little overenthusiastic...1h 48minutes - lol... really...? I didn't think this is gonna be that kind of a movie... bulletproof good guys, zero causalities and the enemies who can't shoot...oh my dear god...WAIT!... one good guy just died!The movie is a little retarded and cheesy... but it is funny as well, especially at the beginning. I really hoped for something else... half of it is good and the other half is just eh... Maybe I jinxed it with my first sentence...?If you like Clint Eastwood/army or both, you shouldn't be disappointed... BUT I WAS ! tgchan's rating: 6/10

This mediocre film consists of 3 strands very different in mood and content. The great problem with it is that it never reconciles these elements.The first strand is a cartoonish raw recruits training film containing all the stereotypes we have seen many times before: the wise cracking black one, the well built one, the nondescript one put in to be killed off (maybe?) and of course, the officious Major who hates the guts of the hero, the foul mouthed Gunny Highway as played by Eastwood.This training has all the verisimilitude of Police Academy, less so actually, since at least the police recruits knew that its not a good idea to threaten your superiors with physical violence as happens here. The scene where the well built Swede, about 7 feet tall and with arm muscles the size of a normal man's chest, is easily defeated in hand to hand combat by the 60 year old Eastwood, is laughably bad to say the least.That is merely one of many things that would have gotten a court martial in real life; others include almost shooting the Major or firing live ammo at the recruits. All these things would be acceptable in an outright comedy film but the problem is that the comedy is so broad that it undermines the apparent seriousness of the rest of the film.Gunny's potty mouth runs rampant in these scenes and the film would have been improved by some reining in of this. Less is definitely more when it comes to obscenity. Fortunately he is more verbally restrained during his attempt to rekindle a romance with his ex, the film's 2nd strand. This part has quite a different tone, that of a romantic melodrama. It's OK, but not memorable.A third strand emerges about 20 minutes from the end. Like Police Academy the recruits must be tested in battle, to show that Highway's unorthodox (and probably illegal, for good reason) methods have really be more effective than the rule book. But whereas in Police Academy the tone remains light, here everything suddenly darkens. The enemy is shown being gunned down, corpses are strewn around and one is even shot at point blank range by Gunny.Then, one of the recruits is killed- maybe. I say maybe because someone says "don't let him be dead Gunny" and Gunny replies "it's not up to me". This is then never mentioned again and the apparent death of one of their pals does not dampen the celebratory mood.I do think this film would have better if those involved had decided what genre they were making. Is it meant to be a broad comedy or a serious film with comedy interludes? A less lazy script and tighter editing would have helped. As it is, it is more Humdrum Hill than Heartbreak Ridge.

So it may not be the most original of its kind and as predictable as it is, Eastwood's 'Heartbreak Ridge' scores high on sharp humour with some hilarious lines and the comic flair of the actors. Eastwood plays the blunt, tough and sometimes ruthless Sargeant but he does it with a touch of humour that is very subtle and he is finely supported by his castmates. James Carabatso deserves credit for those laugh-out-loud one-liners. The story 'Heartbreak Ridge' is imbalanced but it does move at a zippy pace. Despite limited screen time, Marsha Mason shines as the former/not-so-former love interest. Mario van Peebles does an adequate job. To sum it up, this isn't a film that demands to be taken too seriously but to entertain and that's where lies its strength.

this was a good film and i really did enjoy it.the plot did get a bit cliché towards the end but was immensely enjoyable and there was a certain degree of comedy value to this film.Clint Eastwood did a good job of playing Gunny Highway and as usual there were some excellent quotes which are very memorable and can be applied to situations in everyday life. in my opinion the best quote is "quite frankly sir, your beginning to bore the hell outta me!" . this is much easier to take in compared to other war films and is well worth watching. top stuff from a top actor and is definitely in the same league as some of Eastwood's other movies