Full Metal Jacket as well as the most horrific." "Variety" called the film an "intense, schematic, superbly made" drama "loaded with vivid, outrageously vulgar military vernacular that contributes heavily to the film's power", but felt that it never develops "a particularly strong narrative." The cast performances were all labeled "exceptional" with Modine being singled out as "embodying both what it takes to survive in the war and a certain omniscience." Gilbert Adair, writing in a review for "Full Metal Jacket", commented that "Kubrick's approach to language has always been of a reductive and uncompromisingly deterministic nature. He appears to view it as the
Full Leather Jacket Soon after hearing about the shooting, Tony and his crew arrive at the hospital and take vigil at Chris' bedside. As Chris lies in coma, Tony sits in a chair and asks, "How could this happen?" The episode's title is a play on the film "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), whose title refers to metal-jacketed bullets. Here, it alludes to the leather jacket that Richie gave to Tony. Also, after Christopher is shot, the camera pans the sidewalk showing the metal cartridge casings that have been expelled from the weapons. Full Leather Jacket "Full Leather Jacket" is the 21st episode of