Pretty good, but nothing terribly spectacular.

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2002)

I don't think I went into the theater with too high of expectations, but I didn't think the movie was anything great. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, but it's a Vietnam movie, nothing we haven't seen before. Mel Gibson pulls off a good performance as well as the other cast members. This is a bloody movie though, so this movie isn't for everyone. In the first 5 minutes you see a lot of blood, shooting and what not, but I guess that is to be expected with a war movie. Anyhow, there isn't a whole lot that I can say about this movie. There really wasn't anything in the film that I didn't like, but there also wasn't any thing that really stuck out as great. It's a good movie and if you like war movies, then you'll probably like this one. But if you are just a so-so war-movie fan (like myself) then you'll probably think it was just "OK". Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the movie, and thank for reading.
-Chris