Disturbingly dark

Rating: 7/10 (28 September 2003)

At a time when Vietnam films abounded, Oliver Stone's Platoon is one of the darker and probably one of the best of the lot.
A young recruit has a major conflict of conscience when ordered to massacre villagers, and the moral dilemma gives this film an edge that many of Stone's other films lack [I personally think he's majorly over rated].
With a cast of 'starts of the future' at the time it was made, this is worth a look.