Pathetic film

Rating: 3/10 (10 December 1998)

I can't believe they made another "oh-war-is-terrible" film about Vietnam. And that it won the Academy Award! This film was about the same thing that all good war movies are about, but this one is very unoriginal and boring. And just listen to that ending speech by Charlie Sheen, I think it was unintentionally funny, that's how corny it was. The film wasn't all bad, though. It had some very strong scenes, especially the Vietnamese village-part. They could have made this film much better, but because it was going to be a mainstream film, I don't think they had the guts. If you want to see a great War movie, go see Apocalypse Now or Full Metal Jacket.