A Marine Story [DVD] [2010]

Love this movie! A great coming off age story for the young female lead, told seamlessly alongside a great wlw plot. 🤌 Well worth a watch (and rewatch)!

I saw this in London at a film festival and ordered the DVD when I got home. Despite being a low budget movie it has the look of a much bigger budget production. The drama unfolds very well and unlike a movie with big stars, where we can usually figure out what the end will be, we have no idea how things are going to turn out, which makes it that much more enjoyable. Dreya Weber makes a convincing Marine and when she puts on her Drill Sergeant act she is really scary. Paris P Pickard gives a first rate performance as the `lost girl' as do all the cast. After many years of service in tough, overseas postings, a woman officer in the US Marine Corps - Alexandra Everett - played by Dreya Weber, is suddenly accused of being a lesbian, after some anonymous accusations. She is advised to resign before an official investigation, so she can get an honourable discharge, but won't get her pension as she still has another year to go. On the day of returning to her sleepy hometown she helps arrest some teenagers stealing from a convenience store. The judge gives the girl - Saffron - played by Paris P. Pickard, a choice between going to jail or joining the military. Everett is asked by the sheriff to give her some basic training to get her through the first round of selection. Saffron is very hostile to authority, but as the story progresses we see how the relationship works out. As well as a serious side to the movie, there is plenty of humour and, very important, one can identify with the characters and feel part of their life stories.

I am writing on behalf of my grandaughter for whom I make purchases.She enjoyed it so much and thought it was brilliantlly acted a really good film.

Engaging, interesting and well made. I enjoyed this! :-) I thought that the lead actress was compelling in her role.

Postage was fast as usual. This has a good storyline and the actors are good. It has no nude scenes so anyone can watch it It was made at a time when America Military had the don't ask, don't tell system.

Got the meaning behind the story but don’t like butch films

Brilliant film shows precisely the animosity that still exists in the military against gay people.

An excellent, absorbing film worth watching for it's content more than once.

Gute Story um eine Frau (Alex), die wegen ihrer sexuellen Präferenzen aus der Armee entlassen wird. Perspektivlos zuhause angekommen wird sie vor eine neue Aufgabe gestellt: Sie soll die junge Saffron, die wegen geringer Verbrechen Gefahr läuft ins Gefängnis zu kommen, auf die Aufnahme in die Armee vorbereiten. Der Film zeigt in Rückblicken wie es zu der Entlassung von Alex kam und wie sie trotzdem zur Armee steht und ihren Weg zurück in ein neues Leben findet. Gleichzeitig sehen wir die Entwicklung der jungen Saffron von einem ziellosen Teenager in eine junge Frau mit einem klaren Ziel Man mag über Amerikaner, ihren Patriotismus, ihre Einstellung zur Armee und die dortige verlogene Welt denken wie man will, aber ich finde den Film trotzdem sehr gut gemacht und es lohnt sich auf alle Fälle, ihn mehr als einmal zu sehen.

Though a bit dated as Don't Ask Don't Tell is a thing of the past, the story is excellently told.

Excellent film. Excellente actrice principale. Quelle énergie féminine ! Je pense que nous gagnerions, en France, à avoir plus de femmes aussi déterminées, dans l'Armée *, dans la Fonction publique, dans la Société civile. Les choses avancent, mais lentement. Je souhaiterais que cela aille plus vite, vers une véritable égalité femmes/hommes. * Par exemple, quand nommera-t-on comme chef d'Etat-major général une femme Amiral ou Général d'Armée ?

Film guardabile, storia scontata ma ben girata. La protagonista è molto credibile e la fotografia è discreta. Consigliato a tutti

Excellent storyline, really good cinematography, great casting. I can watch this movie over and over again. Overall, a high-quality film.