Southern Comfort

Year: 1981

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Hill

Review

fairly interesting film that’s hampered a bit by some weak performances and a slow start. walter hill directed last man standing, warriors (haven’t seen yet), and 48 hrs. the film takes place in louisiana in 1973. it follows a group of national guardsmen in training. much of the film seemed like an allegory for vietnam, but i was unable to really find a clear one to one correlation so either i missed it or it was just sort of loosely applicable. the film is basically a cross between platoon and deliverance, so you can guess what happens in the backwoods for louisiana. the group dynamic was interesting and the mystery element of the film was well handled by hill. overall it turned into an interesting film after about 10/15 minutes, but wasn’t really great in any way.