Amazing and Powerful

Rating: 8/10 (16 April 2006)

This is an unflinching look at the life of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a Vietnam vet who became paralyzed during the war, and how he learns to live with his disability by becoming an anti-war activist.
There is so much to like about this movie. Cruise plays Kovic with strength and dignity and Oliver Stone's direction is wonderful, getting the anti-war message across without turning the movie into a preach-a-thon.
This movie is one that will stand up to the test of time. I know it's not supposed to be a "happy, happy, joy, joy" type movie, but I am giving this movie an 8 out of 10 from me because it's a little difficult to watch at times.