Product: Casualties of War [UMD for PSP] (1989)
Rating: 5.0
One of the best American films of the past few decades!!!
The greatest Brian De Palma film--and I'm a huge De Palma fan. Better than even Carrie and Dressed To Kill, because it's real (from a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang, screenplay adapted by David Rabe). The performances, especially by Sean Penn and Thuy Thu Le, are virtually astonishing. Ditto the cinematography (Stephen H. Burum) and the original score (Ennio Morricone). I'm a Lesbian Feminist, and I think this movie should finally put to rest the notion that De Palma hates women, or like to watch them being brutalized. He's a great artist; and here he's at the top of his craft. A truly unforgettable masterpiece.