BARELY SERVICEABLE WAR FILM

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2002)

WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002) ** Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Keri Russell. Gibson  who produced as well  stars as Lt. Col. Hal Moore of the 7th Calvary US Army who led his brigade into one of the most difficult battles of Vietnam in 1965 in this hamstrung adaptation of Moore's recollection with arcane dialogue and stiff direction from his collaborator Randall Wallace (his debut behind the camera) hobbles a noble effort.