Review: the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings 
Sentiment: negative

Review: while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone , soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ... also one of the most curiously depressing 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the familiar topic of office politics 
Sentiment: positive


Review: guide a loose , poorly structured film