The Horror, The Horror

Rating: 5/10 (3 January 2015)

I know, I'll be in the minority with this review, but I thought this was awful!! I only got to the end on my third attempt. I have never seen the original version, and only watched the redux version when I bought it on bluray bundle of 5 for Â£30.
Plot In A Paragraph: During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen )is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel (A ridiculous Marlon Brando)who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
It's ironic Brando playing a man who thought he was a God, as that is probably what he thought of himself.
The plus points for this are Martin Sheen gives a career high performance, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper are both as reliable as they always are. Harrison Ford does OK in his small role, but he is not really given much to do. Laurence Fishburne and Scott Glenn are both good too.
The bad, Brando is awfully over the top. When he eventually comes on screen its distracting. It moves at such a slow pace, it makes the already long running time seem twice as long. I was bored during a lot of this, and only made it to the end to say I'd seen it.
5/10 for the performances.