Intense, Powerful and gripping. Emotionally charged

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2000)

This film is without doubt #2 on my list of all time greats (Schindlers List being #1). Robert De Niro is in top form as is Christopher Walken in his Oscar winning performance.
The film follows three steel working friends from the hunting grounds, to Vietnam and back again. The scene when they are captured and forced to play russian roulette are the most graphic scenes ever filmed. This film is not about the war in Vietnam, but about the aftermath of the conflict. Notes:This was John Cazale's last movie. Meryl Streep's Oscar Nominated Performance. De Niro being robbed of the Best Actor Oscar. Walken in the performance of his career.
Winner of 5 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (WALKEN), Best Sound and Best Film Editing.