the most touching movie I've seen since 1995

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2002)

WWS is the best movie I've seen since 1995. That was the year of 'Braveheart', 'Apollo 13', 'Seven', 'Murder in the First', 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Il Postino'. This is the first movie I've seen about Vietnam that honors our soldiers. After 'Coming Home', 'Born on the 4th of July', 'Platoon', 'Tigerland' and 'Apocolypse Now', it was very refreshing to see a movie that recognizes their sacrifices. We had no vested interest in Vietnam. That's why it was so tragic to lose American lives. That's why we lost the war, it wasn't ours to fight in the first place. They were soldiers, just like in WWI, WWII, Korea, the Gulf War, Somalia. I was touched and moved. I didn't get lost in the technological rhetoric, the scenery, the score. I got lost in the movie - which is why I go. I loved it. No need to analyze just to appreciate. Best $5.25 I've spent in years.