"A grunt can take it. A grunt can take anything."

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2003)

I can't say enough good things about this film. It's powerful, moving, riveting, and shows what the Vietnam War was really like. Oliver Stone did an outstanding job writing and directing this.
I won't go into detail about the plot and storyline for those who haven't seen it, but it centers around a young private, Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) who becomes trapped in a war within a war. The platoon he serves in is literally coming apart at the seems due to a rivalry between the two sergeants in command, Barnes (Tom Berenger) and Elias (Willam Dafoe). Taylor finds himself surrounded by enemies both Vietnamese and American.

This film is relentlessly stark and bleak, but incredibly realistic. My dad and I watched this movie together. He served in the Air Force during Vietnam, and this was the only movie I've ever seen him cry watching.

10/10