I missed this film when it was playing in theaters earlier this year, but thanks to DVD, I got to see it this weekend. I didn't find a thread dedicated to the film (rather, reviews were buried in the Film List threads).

For all the Oscar buzz and hype, I think the film delivered, and Michael Caine was pretty darn good in it, as was Brendan Fraser. I saw the fim not knowing much about it, but came away learning much more, and poking around the DVD gave me more insight into the history of Vietnam and the US's relationship with it for the last half of the 20th century.

One of the pluses is that the film isn't overly long, it stays true to the story, and doesn't go off on wild tangents. This helps in sustaining viewer interest as the story unfolds and concludes. Check it out if you get a chance.

I almost rented this last weekend, but I grabbed Narc ( ) instead. I'll definitely rent it next time I'm at the video store.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=271198


The whole 'girl represents her country' seems almost cliche at this point, but no doubt it was better in Greene's book. Micheal Caine was great and Fraser seemed adequate.

I guess the 'big deal' (which caused the film's release delayed) is the story of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam before the troops got there - may be eye-opening to some and others will simply not accept it.

The quotes in that thread's title cause me not to find it in a search.