DVD Review: Spartan

I think you either love or hate David Mamet. He's never going to spoon-feed you a movie. Regardless of the plot, Mamet will put his unique stamp on his work and you either accept the stilted delivery and herky-jerky dialogue he asks his actors to deliver or you never get past it and wish you had the last 2 hours back.
On the surface, Spartan is typical Hollywood fare: Tough-as-nails marine is recruited to rescue a politican's daughter. Kilmer is the marine and he really eats up the opportunity to join the rest of Mamet's regulars in a fun whodunnit. Great supporting characters, great one-liners and some decent action scenes add up for a fun ride.
The only extra on the DVD is a commentary by Kilmer that I didn't get a chance to listen to.

Rating: Full price movie ticket