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Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2005)

as is the case with almost any movie,this is one you probably either love or hate.i would be the first to admit to the flaws(the wedding scene's length,problems with continuity,etc.but i can't remember seeing a film that had such a profound impact on me personally.seeing it when first released as a 20 year old i(along with the rest of the audience)was shocked.now 26 years later it still has the same impact.we had only been out of Vietnam for a few years,so the memory was still fresh on everyone's mind.this country had just lost over 50,000 lives to this war,which by the end was not very popular.in addition,hundreds of thousands came home,but were never the same again(either physically or emotionally).great performances all around,the only real problem i have is i felt some scenes could have been shortened.a favorite scene-when Mike first comes back home and is greeted by Linda.i'm reduced to tears every time.