In the Army Now 1994

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: The movie's best performance is given by a camel. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: If Shore's comic genius eludes you or if you find the film something less than a constant laugh riot, you may still be willing to agree that it's amiable enough and not begrudge in the least the likelihood that Shore fans will be pleased. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Is In the Army Now funny? Yes, Drill Sergeant, Sir! Is it stupid? Yes, sir! Does it kill brain cells? Yes, sirree! Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Being an appealing, shallow goof-off can wear thin, and Shore seems incapable of carrying a movie, even when it's a 90-minute knock-off like this. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Putting Mr. Shore under the authority of a pretty female drill sergeant (Lynn Whitfield) is, along with that bad haircut, one of this film's only ways of getting laughs. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: [An] abysmal knockoff of Stripes. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The screenplay, work by five writers, based on a story by three others, seems to have been rewritten often enough that any individuality has been lost. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Every promising situation -- Shore suffering through basic training, dealing with real battle and so on -- suffers immediate creative fatigue. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: It's a tale as old as the jokes, which were already old when the Peloponnesians went to war. Read more