A lifetime movie, one of the all time greatest

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2003)

Well I don't need to say much but Francis Ford Coppola made an astonishing film that will be remembered for decades. With Al Pacino turning down the role of Capt. Willard, and a lot of other difficulties, Master Coppola never quit, even in the toughest time of his life when Apocalypse Now almost got him bankrupt. ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS*** read at your own risk! The story began with Capt. Willard (Charlie Sheen) being chosen for a very strange mission. He killed a lot of people, but this time it was different, he was sent to kill an american, a high decorated american colonel (portrayed by Marlon Brando). The trip until he found him had some of the most perfected motion picture scenes. All the cast gave outstanding performances starting from Charlie Sheen, Robert Duvall (he won the best supporting actor Oscar), Senior Brando was great as always in his supporting role, so were Frederic Forrest, Lawrence Fishburne and Denis Hooper. The screenplay and the direction from one of the most influential persons in filmmaking, Francis Ford Coppola were at the highest level of greatness and pure cinematic pleasure, really brilliant. And before posting this I would like to add that AN was robbed at that years Oscars.