Great performances in a biased movie

Rating: 5/10 (7 November 2004)

Oliver Stone outdid himself if his purpose was to produce yet another
anti-war movie in that he used the main character's true story to
malign Vietnam Veterans and prove once again that Hollywood never has understood why America went into Vietnam in the first place. War is hell and no one can deny the human sacrifice suffered by our veterans during that period but Stone unfortunately fragments a true story and angles it simply to make a political statement which is unfortunate since the
performances are outstanding especially that of Tom Cruise.The movie
drags on before Stone's intent becomes quite clear and the audience
is left to wonder why it took Stone such a long time to make his
point.