The Deer hunter is a Vietnam war story which tells the tale of 3 Vietnam soldiers before, during and after the war.

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2005)

Mike goes back to Vietnam for Nicky because he promised him he wouldn't leave him there. After the wedding Mike streaks down the street and ends up sitting in a basketball court with Nicky. It's there that they make the promise to one another that they wouldn't go home without the other. Mike leaves Vietnam after seeing Nicky playing a game of Russian Roulette and failing to get Nicky to pay attention to him. Nicky goes down the street with a mob of people and Mike is unable to catch up to him. It's unknown whether Nicky didn't see him or he ignored him, angry about the broken promise. When Mike comes home he's filled with guilt over having broken his promise. Living with Nicky's fiancé was difficult for Mike because he clearly had feelings for her but could not act upon them due to his guilt over Nicky being in Vietnam and the fact that she was his best friends fiancé.His conscience forces him to return to Vietnam only to find Nicky playing Russian Roulette for the last time. Though Nicky dies it is uncertain whether or not Mike's conscience is clear because he did in fact go back for Nicky, but Nicky died where he most strongly did not want to.