Apocalypse Now - Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2020)

I've had the Blu-Ray of Apocalypse Now for years, but I have always been a little nervous to watch it. If I didn't like the film, I would give my honest opinion, but it had so much hype surrounding it that I was worried it wouldn't live up to my expectations.
I shouldn't have waited. This film is a masterpiece on every level, and it's easy to see why the film is regarded as one of the greatest motion pictures ever made.
The acting across the board is fantastic, but Michael Sheen is our lead and it was such a fascinating journey that his character went on. He was thrown into the deep-end on an assignment, and everything seemed to be going to hell around him. I also loved the fact that we were learning about Kurtz, played by Marlon Brando, at the same time as Willard was.
Above everything else, Apocalypse Now is an extremely atmospheric film and it was phenomenal on that level. The film completely holds up in today's standards, which is incredible since it was first released in 1979. The cinematography and sound design were also beautiful.
Apocalypse Now is wonderfully directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and I loved how the beginning of the film tied into the very end. It was masterfully-crafted, meaning that I was gripped for the entire runtime. It's definitely a long film, but it was paced to perfection.
I don't have a single bad thing to say about the film. Maybe some of the supporting cast weren't fleshed out all that much, but the atmospheric tone and the brilliant narrative was enough to rank this as one of my favourite films of all time.
SCORE: 100%