Well-made but difficult to connect with

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2019)

There's no shortage of Vietnam war films out there and, of the ones I've seen, 'We Were Soldiers' has to be one of the weaker ones. While this film has everything we've come to expect from the high-budget war genre in that it's well-made, well-acted and looks great, it does nothing to stand out from the crowd and is relatively weak in terms of plot and originality.
Despite what should have been an engaging and moving storyline, the pedestrian pacing and over-the-top dialogue and violence makes it difficult to fully invest in what's happening.
'We Were Soldiers' is a solid, watchable film, but it is surprisingly forgettable and difficult to connect with compared to other similar war films.