Inspiring Leadership despite grim odds

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2002)

"We Were Soldiers" provides one of the most profound examples of genuine leadership of any film to date. Lt. Colonel Moore (Mel Gibson) is called upon to lead his newly formed air calvary unit deep into Vietnam. Both inexperienced and outnumbered, the movie follows the events of the ensuing three day battle as well as the lives and emotional struggles of the soldiers' families back home. Not since "Braveheart" has an example of leadership had such an effect on the audience.
The movie does feature some graphic footage of war injuries, and it is not for the weak of heart, but this is probably the best single battle war movie ever made.