[Source](https://www.filmaffinity.com/ve/filmimages.php?movie_id=387890)
This film was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood in 1986.
There are many clichés in the story, including the usual propaganda material of American war films.
Like the initial incompetence of the new recruits, the process that turns them into expert warriors, the rampant impunity with which American troops fight in third countries, the typical soldier who cries and begs for mercy while killing his enemy, the same inescapable targeting of bad guys, and so on.
On the other hand, there are other resources that are not revealed. Like Chekhov's Gun, here he works the appearance of the protagonist's ex-wife's current suitor (another menacing beau), then waits (in vain) for the two of them to beat each other up to see who gets the girl.
And (I think) more than one person was frustrated that Sergeant Highway's chaotic battle with the Major at the head of his unit was limited to a few pratfalls.
Its greatest asset, in my opinion, is the convincing (if any, magnetic) presence of Clint Eastwood entering his years, it must also be said that this is a classic film with a pace that doesn't bore.
[Source](https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/6-things-still-love-heartbreak-ridge-30-years-later/)
In addition to Eastwood, Marsha Mason, who plays Aggie, Sergeant Highway's ex-wife, is a standout performer. She tries to understand and handle the Sergeant, but she is up against a man of iron, as the title suggests.
