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I’m used to movies not featuring the main song from the soundtrack in the actual film itself and it instead appearing over the end credits (see: Batman & Robin, or rather don’t) but I think Jarhead must be unique in that Kanye West’s Jesus Walks is featured in all promotional advertising for the film but the version that plays over the end credits is missing all of Mr West’s rapping. How bizarre.

In Jarhead Jake Gyllenhall joins the marines, they go off to Saudi Arabia and then Iraq and then nothing happens. No really. It’s quite strange to see a war film with no actual war taking place. I think I enjoyed it but as it’s something of anti-climax – which is entirely the point – it’s kind of hard to judge.

So, what else have we been up to? We had a quiet day to ourselves on Saturday with a brief trip out to a local organic greengrocers that was expensive and annoying and a quiet night in watching movies. Sunday we went to Lucy & Nige’s for a lovely lunch and then sat about chatting as we usually do. All in all a nice quiet weekend and potentially the last one with just the two of us. Eek!