Solid, above average Vietnam War movie but not perfect, however.

Rating: 7/10 (5 March 2002)

After reading many of the comments on this movie, I wonder if I saw the same movie. Cliché? Nope. Boring? Absolutely not. Poorly acted? Well, aside from M. Stowe who bugged me for some reason,(did she remind anyone else like Cher?) the cast did a fine job. I would have liked to have seen more on some of the characters we were introduced to, such as "too tall". Sam Elliot did a marvelous job-definite nod for best supporting actor. For those of the reviewers thinking he was a cliché character, THAT'S THE WAY MASTER SEARGEANTS ARE! He's from WWII! He's regular army!
I thought the filming location for the battle could've been better chosen. It looked like the hills of Virginia. I wished the Scottish hymn sung three to four times were not played as much. To me, it was a little overdone...ok a lot overdone.
All in all, I'd definitely see it again- not like Titanic or Black Hawk Down, where I did enjoy those movies but I'll never ever have any desire to see them again. Go see it. I think you'll like it. Then, READ THE BOOK!

7 out of 10.