Excellent

Rating: Null/10 (2 March 2002)

I think that this is a very good realization of the 'Khe Sahn/Hamburger Hill' types of battles our guys got mired down in Vietnam from the day they entered to the day they left. Brutal, violent, exciting, moving, full of familiar faces, well acted....it's kinda 'Black Hawk Down' in 'Nam.

Gibson, Elliot and Pepper are all fine. I also liked scenes of the French troops early on and the inner workings of the NVA HQ as well. It adds just THAT much more to the film as a whole. Kudos also to Madeleine Stowe and Keri Russell for the domestic stuff. Yellow cabs causing grief and fear. Who would have thought?
See this if you like your war movies straight forward, realistic, and done with respect for those who were there.
*** outta ****