Dear Dreya Weber,

I am a huge fan of yours. You are a pretty competent actress and look great too.

A Marine Story was pretty engaging mostly because of you. I liked some aspects of the plot - indulging in physical activity and maintaining discipline to revive a youth's life. Your performance was solid. The supporting actors were all pretty forgettable. The film itself was quite predictable but it never really deteriorated into mediocrity. I did not like its languid pace and somewhat meandering plot. It should have been about the female marine and her ward. That was the most interesting aspect of the story. I realized there aren't too many American films where a female solider/prisoner returns to her home town and tries to fit back in. I can think of A Marine Story and Sherry Baby.

Anyway, back to you Dreya. You are like a female Clint Eastwood. You could have been a popular leading woman back when Clint, Arnie and Sly ruled Hollywood. Though I'm not sure whether you would be interested in that. But you can still make it. I noticed that you have acted in quite a few lesbian themed films, nothing wrong with that. But you should branch out and do more action films.

Best Regards, Pimpin.

(6/10)

A woman is discharged from the Marines for being a lesbian right before retirement. She returns to her small home town where she quickly loses herself in a bottle of tequila. She tries to keep her reason for discharge a secret while battling old demons, courting an old lover, battling small minds, and meth heads...all the while attempting to help a troubled teen girl.

Brief behind shower nudity, women kissing, occasional f-bomb. Good acting, although for a straight male the drama and action is difficult to relate to.

when i watch a film i'm looking for a story that's well told... no matter the genre/subject matter. i try to steer clear of anything prowar. but despite all the categories i cannot truly empathize with(i'm straight) i STILL felt very connected to the characters...even though it was not an 'extraordinary' story. it was VERY well done... to the point of what DID open me up to the main character...the patchwork of characteristic dynamics became an artful quilt of humanity. and what true strength is all about. not that she could kick the ass of 'big guys' but that she'd only do it for the 'right' reasons... this movie wasn't out to PROVE anything... except that no one can strip you of your integrity if you're not ready to give it away... and i think the main character had that quality of strength before she ever started boot camp... it's not a GREAT film but it's a simple story very well told... worth seeing, esPECIALly as a rental...