ghatbkk Review of She's in the Army Now

She's in the Army Now (1981 TV Movie)

Just plain bad in so many ways.

[4/10 · 12 June 2023]

There is so much wrong with this movie that I thought they must not have had a technical advisor, but there is one listed on the list of the crew. I must assume that Dennis Foley was never at a BCT post in the timeframe that this is set in. The uniforms are pretty much correct, although the way they are worn is blatantly ridiculous as are some of the events portrayed. But a technical expert you would hope would get the nomenclature for the M16A1 rifle correct, or make sure the women could march in something resembling being in step. The cast is such that you really would expect the film to be better, but it's really just blah, blah, blah. Even the Article 15 towards the end is really not well done (maybe the Colonel was incapable of reading any lines). And the complete failure to take advantage of the existence of the Chaplin, both for the girl who attempts suicide and for the girl in danger of losing her baby is just silly.