there an inexhaustible hunger for basic training movie and so it surprise that this one get so little notice when first release . look likely to have a well deserve second life on dvd or vhs . tigerland isn not uniformly great by any mean and there be some terribly cliched character ( especially the portrayal of the nco and make you long for the return of lee full metal jacket ermey ) but the lead performance of colin farrell be the stuff of instant stardom . charisma to burn and a role any actor would kill to get .