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| Young, charming Matthew Broderick send out to sell, sell, sell! - Mike Nichols' Biloxi Blues |
QUICK REVIEW:
Jerome's weeks as a private trainee in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1945, until the war ends, is a time with discoveries, exhaustion and drama.
Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)) is tremendous, and Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter (1978)) as the eccentric and semi-loony Sergeant is just as good.
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| Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken in the fine film by Mike Nichols, Biloxi Blues |
Many of playwright/screenwriter Neil Simon's (The Odd Couple (1968)) lines are hilarious, and the structure of the film is impeccable.
Biloxi Blues is moving and universally relevant with a few minor problems in the supporting cast.
Its German-born director Mike Nichols (The Graduate (1967)) finished his formidable career recently with Charlie Wilson's War (2007).
Related review:
Mike Nichols: Angels in America (TV mini-series, 2003) or, Dying in the 80s, of AIDS, at L-E-N-G-T-H
Watch the film's short, funny trailer here
Budget: 20 mil. $
Box office: 51.6 mil. $
= Box office success and # 1 in the US
What do you think of Biloxi Blues?
Other army comedies that simply tickle your ribs?
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