Incredible, horrible.

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2002)

I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to write, quite honestly. I'm not an American, I've never met a "'Nam Vet" (at least, not that I know of), so by rights this film should do nothing for me.
Quite the opposite...
It should be mentioned that this is an extremely graphic film. There is lots of blood, lots of death, lots of burnt soldiers. It is also extremely harrowing. The scenes towards the middle of the film, when the wives are receiving the dreaded telegrams, are more emotionally powerful than any I've ever seen before in a film.
I'd read many of the reviews on this site before I saw the film. It's interesting - and quite worrying, in a way - that many of the veterans are saying "this is a realistic film". If so, I can honestly say thank god I've never experienced war.