The Great Santini was just that, Great in the Marine Corps. However when it came to his family he was in the back seat. He needed to be a father to his children, but failed at that.
It is a movie that makes a person think if they were in the service and raising a family. Was I am tough on mine as The Great Santini is to his? It made me think back to when I was raising my son and wondered if I had been to rough with him as The Great Santini.
TGS is a movie that I would recommend. Frank