Good,but not the best

Rating: 7/10 (7 October 2001)

I'm not exactly sure why everyone went so bananas over this one. Yes its good and fairly enjoyable,but it's certainly no Platoon. I found several moments of this had long stretches that were rather dull whereas Platoon was interesting from one end of the credits to the others. Perhaps it sparked because there simply hasn't been many great war films for years now. I'm not ripping the movie up,I simply don't think it deserves the legendary status that's been assigned to it. Recommended,but with the reservation that if you thought this was great,rent Platoon.