Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2000)

Platoon
DIRECTION 90% Get you lost in the jungle and only Oliver Stone knows the way out.
ACTING 93% Solid performance by all the leads.
EDITING/SPECIAL EFFECTS 85% Good all round performance.
PLOT 93% Fighting among others in your platoon, yourself and occasionally against the enemy.
STRONG WORDS AND VIOLENCE ETC 94% Right through this movie.
MUSIC 94% Haunting and very appropriate classic piece by Barber is one of many highlights.
SOUND 97% Loud and bashful in the heat of the jungle with appropriate forrest land noises and adverse weather conditions.
HOOKABILITY 86% Slow build up leads to.
LASTABILITY 95% Jungle warfare against the environment and your supposed friends has never been so dramatic and dangerous.
OVERALL 91% A brilliant Oliver Stone production.