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Set in 1971, at Tigerland, a U.S. Army training camp during the mid-1960s to early 1970s located at Fort Polk, Louisiana, a young man tries to fight the military system only to find it fighting back in unexpected ways.
Even when the script overtaxes the allegory about how Vietnam divided a nation at home, Schumacher and the actors prevail by fixing their sights on what happens to men on that last stop before the game of war becomes a grim reality.
June 04, 2001
Reel Film Reviews
...never quite catches fire or becomes the searing expose that director Schumacher intended.
Stylistically this is more interesting and more affected than Schumacher's Flawless. Either way, it's a big improvement on his past tendentious nonsense.
For those who don't mind being challenged, however, and are curious to see why Farrell is being touted as the next big thing, Tigerland has its rewards.
This take on Vietnam War doesn't break new thematic ground but it's Schumacher's best film since the 1993 Falling Down, and it showcases the talents of newcomer Colin Farrell, who has everything that it takes to become a major Hollywood star