Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2001)

The Deer Hunter is a fairly unique movie. This is because, unlike several films I could mention, it makes you care about the characters before getting into the plot. That makes the Vietnam scenes all the more harrowing. Not that the Russian Roulette scene isn't horrendous enough as it was. Michael Cimino struck gold here and Streep, Deniro, and Walken are all quite good (I don't necessarily agree with Walken getting the oscar but that's another story). One thing to remember is that this movie isn't *just* about the Vietnam war, however, it's also about community and friendship (you'll notice that comparitively more aciton happens in the town then in the war itself) as well as an excellent portrayal of the sense of isolation that hte returning vets had. This movie isn't really for everyone but if you have the time (it's just over 3 hours long) it's definetly worth at least a look.