Very emotional and simply great!

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2002)

When i heard This movie had 2 of my favorite actors in it, (DeNiro, and Walken) i went and bought it, despite my friends telling me that it was bad. Well after watching the film, i realized that i should never listen to my friend's opinion's about movie's again. This movie was very good, not perfect but very good and I would not consider this a war movie, it explains the effect of the vietnam war on a tightly knit bunch of friends. It turns out to be very depressing, and i couldn't sleep after the movie ended. It depressed me because the war ruined these people. But at the end it's a sad ending and a happy ending at the same time, so the movie does leave you smiling as the credits scroll up the screen. There were many moments in this film that will be stuck in my mind forever, especially those disturbing Russian roulette scenes. The acting was phenominal, and i found it to be a symbolic movie. The deer hunting was symbolic, but that's for you to find out. The only bad thing about the movie was the length. This movie did not have to be 31/2 hrs long, it could of been 3 hrs tops. The wedding scene was too long, but that builds up the character's i guess. Overall i rate this movie a 7 out of 10 and i give it ***1/2 stars.