中年廣告人丹尼．德維托突然被公司解雇，使他一下子陷入困境，不得已接受了另一份工作，跑到軍營里教英文。不料這群學生都是腦筋有問題的大兵，令他備感煩惱。后來，他干脆賭氣地以莎士比亞戲劇為教材，不料反而收到意想不到的效果，師生之間的關系也有了令人振奮的轉變。曾導過《紅粉聯(lián)盟》的女導演彭尼．馬歇爾處理這個男性化的題材，成績雖不如前，但對男主角置之死地而后生的挑戰(zhàn)精神還是表現(xiàn)得很不錯，全片的發(fā)展也流暢而具趣味性。(By 豆瓣) A refreshing change of pace from Hans Zimmer's aggressive action scores, the light and lively Renaissance Man largely eschews the electronics of previous efforts to embrace more traditional sensibilities. With brass fanfares and heavy percussion most obviously evoking the film's military setting, Zimmer creates a wonderfully old-fashioned symphonic work rich in variety and texture -- few of his scores are so multifaceted yet so complete. Saving the worst for last, Varese Sarabande's official soundtrack release concludes with Marky Mark 's execrable rap effort "To Be or Not to Be."