Accurate, or a bit of a stretch?

"The movie that 'The Assistant' most resembles isn’t a conventional horror movie but 'Full Metal Jacket.'”

~ R. Brody 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-chilling-power-of-the-assistant

Well, maybe watch both & discuss...

Or ask this guy what he thinks about it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/magazine/full-metal-jacket-ermey-marine-corps.html