Good Morning A Better Film Than Often Thought

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2009)

At the time this movie was released, most viewers went to it expecting a straight comedy film because Robin Williams was a star on the hit sit-com Mork & Minday. The viewers were surprised because this movie accomplished more than that, & because of this got mixed reviews. It wasn't fair.
The story is based upon the real life experience a DJ & what he did when he went to do armed forces radio in Vietnam. The accuracy of the tale gets lost because of the Hollywood Treatment but when you look at this film, it is very successful on an entertainment level, and the film is well made.
Robin Williams comedy in this is very good. The surprise at that time is how solid his acting is. He is able to mix comedy and drama here in a very profound way considering this is one of his earlier films. Hollywood really has not served the memories of the Vietnam war accurately on any level so it is not a surprise that exists here.
While great directors have made great films addressing Vietnam, there is a haze that still exists over their efforts because Vietnam & the reason for being there is especially now looking back, a mystery. It did serve one major change in the United States which has changed history.
Vietnam more than anything else ended the compulsory military draft in the United States so far. That draft was a form of slavery Abe Lincoln had to invoke in order to win the civil war. It was never questioned until Vietnam. This movie doesn't really show why that happened, but it does try to tell the real story of someone who actually went to Vietnam & tried to make a difference.