A powerful movie with great acting

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2000)

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The first 20 minutes of the movie really starts it off with a bang. The horrifying sounds, thoughts and actions of the Vietnam War come alive as two Marine groups are engaged in heavy combat. A realistic and truthful scene that probably occurred all over in Vietnam. A definite 5/5 star opening scene.
The rest of the movie was a basic government plot to cover up an innocent "hero" in this case. In the end the Marine on trial is not convicted and is innocent. The Secretary of State (person who is mainly the cause of covering up an innocent Marine) is guilty of throwing away evidence and he retires. An overall good movie with a well written plot, great acting, but yes this type of movie has been seen before. I rate it an overall B+