The Best War Picture Ever Filmed

Rating: 10/10 (16 September 1998)

The harrowing torment of combat has never been so accurately portrayed. This is a study of loyalty, courage, leadership and sacrifice, and it is a tour de force for Tom Hanks, who has filled the shoes of Jimmie Stewart. His quiet portrait of leadership is a cure for the swaggering macho of Stallone and Segal, who lied to a generation of Americans about what soldiering is all about.
You must see it, you must take your parents and your children, and you must tell your congressman to see it. Don't be put off by the violence, it is not just part of the story, it is the story. I saw enough combat in Vietnam to really understand, and yet I cried for my father and his friends when I saw this film.