G.I. Jane

GI Jane (1997) Drama/ Action 10/10

This is one of my favourite movies in the War/Military genre. I will say that if you are watching the dubbed version that is aired on TV it definitely takes away from the swearing moments because the words they use to fill in the 'bad' words are ridiculous ie. Suck my dick ----> Suck my stick. If you can get your hands on a version that isn't dubbed, this is one of those movies where the swearing is necessary. The cast is fairly decent with Demi Moore being the lead role, Viggo Mortensen being the Master Chief, Anne Bancroft as Senator Lillian DeHale and there are a couple other decent actors that hadn't quite peaked in their career (Jim Caviezel, Morris Chestnut, Jason Beghe, John Michael Higgins). This is the movie where Demi Moore does her infamous head shaving scene and she actually did have a shaved head in regular life, which was a testament to how committed she was to the role of Jordan O'Neill. This follows her through her journey through Seal Training and then eventually active duty. I cannot say for sure how real the drills were that they were putting the team through, but I know I sure as hell would not want to be signing up for that and I definitely would not be even remotely able to withstand the physical demands or mental ones for that matter. I will also state that this is one of the few movies that my Dad can watch over and over, he often forgets the last time he watched it but he LOVES this movie (and my Dad is not a repeat watcher for many movies). There's guns, PT training that is INSANE, combat/ fighting scenes, political moonlighting, and becoming a part of a team where you aren't necessarily wanted. There are a couple points that the movie drives home, the most prominent being that men couldn't stand seeing women blown up or injured in the field and it would cloud their judgment. I think this is a valid point and I'm sure at one time it was a very real problem but integration has happened and women are in various parts of the military as long as they can hack it and don't receive special treatment. This movie touches on so many situations and issues that are hot topics that I'm a sucker for it and LOVE it. Can't rave about this movie enough. If you haven't seen it, check the trailer below and see if it's the film for you!

G.I. Jane Trailer