A decent movie. Worth the watch.

Rating: 6/10 (13 June 2020)

Let me first start off by saying that this movie has an amazing soundtrack. It takes songs that are very relevant to the topic of war, PTSD, and racism. The cinematography is also pretty good. There is definitely a style to this movie. Some parts of the movie are shot to look like it was actually footage of the Vietnam War. There are some moments of the movie that came out of nowhere and completely took me by surprise, and other moments had me on the edge of my seat. There are some very funny scenes too. But there are also scenes that make you question if you really want to watch the rest of the movie. For example, there is footage and images of actual deaths and dead bodies, one of which take place within the first 10 minutes of the movie. This can be very disturbing to some people, including me, as it took me by surprise. But past all that, there is a lot of good history in this movie too. One scene they talked about a kid who jumped on a grenade to save his friends, and they show a picture of him and tell you his name. The acting is fairly decent. Delroy Lindo did an amazing job. Fantastic acting on all accounts by him. The dialogue on the other hand, is sub - par. Many lines are badly delivered and cringey. Another thing is the run time of a little over 2 hours and 30 minutes. It is a long movie, and slow at some points. Then there is the political messages and other things trying to be pushed, but this is not very prominent and can be ignored. One thing that cannot be ignored and is actually a good thing is paying homage to the black soldiers that fought in the Vietnam War. All in all, I would say it is a good movie if you are sitting down and we in the mood to watch a movie.