Excellent blend of comedy and drama!

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2002)

Robin Williams' role in this film is probably his best known to date, as it should be. This is a great film! I suppose this falls in the category of comedy, but there is also a great deal of drama in the film as well. The film has some interesting things to say about war, politics, racism, friendship, the military and a few other things (or at least that's what I got out of it). Of course, the comedy greatly outweighs the drama in the film and is absolutely great all the way through the film. If you are a fan of Robin Williams' comedy, be sure to check this film out.
The cast in this film is very good. Robin Williams is, of course, just fantastic in the film. He's a little nutty sometimes, but that is to be expected and that's what the role called for. Forest Whitaker is very good in his role and plays a very likeable character. Bruno Kirby, on the other hand, plays a very UN-likeable character, but did a fantastic job with the role. The rest of the supporting cast was very good as well: JT Walsh, Robert Wuhl, Noble Willingham, etc... Director, Barry Levinson, did a very good job with this film as usual.
If you are a fan of Robin Williams or any of the cast/crew, then you should definitely check out this film. If you like war-comedy films, then you should take a look at this film. I feel that the film is most definitely worth seeing, so do yourself a favor and go see it. Thanks for reading,
-Chris