Mike and Nicky

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2009)

Mike has a very linear way of thinking. Like Mike says 'you have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about. A deer's gotta be taken with one shot.' When he has a 'goal' he follows it until the end. This becomes his philosophy throughout the film. When Nicky tells him that he doesn't want to be left in Vietnam,
Mike obsesses over finding out where Nicky is or at least what happened to Nicky when they are separated. Mike takes this to the point of avoiding
intimacy with Linda and eventually traveling back to Vietnam when he suspects Nicky is sending money to Steven. Mike's character leaves him unable to function normally unless he completes the 'task at hand'. Plus, It doesn't hurt that Nicky is his closest friend.
Nicky is Mike's favorite hunting buddy. That means a lot for a man like Mike