Product: Casualties of War [UMD for PSP] (1989)
Rating: 4.0
Disturbing and Engrossing
If you can ignore the stale acting by Michael J. Fox - and that's not that hard - you'll discover a terrifically powerful and wrenching Vietnam drama. More personal then most, and one of the few to offer up a believably rounded portrait of the Vietnamese. And, of course, Sean Penn is riveting. Directed by Brian DePalma, the movie has a graphic, pictorial forcefulness that recalls his work in "The Untouchables." Not a hit when it was released, but well worth seeking out.