Coming right off the heels of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, I expected Matthew Broderick to, once again, play the part of a charming rogue in Biloxi Blues. In fact, I remember seeing the poster for this movie as a kid and thinking it would be like Ferris Bueller in the Army. It's not. It's a much more serious story and features a much more subdued performance by Broderick. I don't know. Perhaps it plays better on stage as a Neil Simon play, but as I was watching it on the screen, it felt like a standard-issue boot camp movie. This film is likeable enough, but overall I felt a little let down by Biloxi Blues.
Review of Biloxi Blues
