Happy ending not worth it

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2002)

I think this film tries too hard not to leave audience down, so Fox is made too innocent simply by being so isolated, and the ending a bit forced. It'd be much more impactful if reality were portrayed. I don't want to give a history lesson, but only one incident, the infamous My Lai, brought a trial (basically a village was savaged and massacred). And when the American public learned about it, they were furious - at the sight of our boys on trial. So despite the military looking likely to mete out punishments, Nixon applied pressure and everyone was let go. If this film took on that reality, it'd be a more hard-hitting film.