Definitely worth seeing!

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2002)

Yes, this film does have some pretty graphic battle scenes, but they hammer home the grotesqueness of war. I agree with another reviewer here that one of the more memorable scenes is at the end of the film when two soldiers are in an airport going home. The Viet Nam war movie genre is a rich one, and this one stands up with the rest. For some reason, however, I felt the personal horror of war much more in this film than in others.
Gibson's performance is quite nice, too. Juxtaposing his personal life with the close-mouthed military colonel was nice to watch, showing the other side of the coin, as it were.