Fox and Penn are Brilliant in War Morality Tale

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 1999)

Michael J. Fox turns in the performance of his career in this excellent film directed by Brian Depalma. Fox is perfectly cast as the idealistic young soldier who must come to terms with the brutality of war in his own squad led by an outstanding Sean Penn as Meserve.
The story follows this group on patrol and watching Sean Penn and his band of followers do whatever they want no matter what the consequences is truly frightening. Fox must stand up for what he believes in and in the process he goes up against Penn, his other squad members and his superior officers in this riveting story which is based on an actual incident.
With a haunting score and Oscar calibre performances from Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, this film is very underrated and deserves a chance to be seen again. This one is a winner.