yossarian100 Review of Men with Guns

Men with Guns (II) (1997)

Like Apocalypse Now, An excellent retooling of Heart Of Darkness

[10/10 · 23 November 2003]

I loved Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness and I loved Apocalypse Now, so it shouldn't be at all surprising that I loved Men With Guns. Like Apocalpyse, Sayles also uses humor to provide needed contrast and relief from what would otherwise be a very depressing story. As directed, the movie is sobering and quite funny at the same time, the characters are very interesting, and the overall effect is highly entertaining.