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Plot: True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.
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MCT:November 1, 2007Having read the other reviews of this movie, I guess I'd have to defer to those who read the book this is based on and those who actually served in Vietnam as to its historical accuracy. As to the movie itself, though, I was pleasantly surprised. Generally, even the best made-for-cable movies fall just a bit flat, but this one didn't at all. More importantly, it opened my eyes to another perspective to the war that I've not seen in any other Vietnam film. For my generation, we only really know the war through movies, and generally that image is of the quagmire, of no one knowing what the hell was going on. This is the first that I'd seen where victory seemed attainable. More importantly, it stirred debate as to how the lessons learned in Vietnam apply to our current situation in the war on terror. The depiction of John Paul Vann was excellent. This was an imperfect man fighting an imperfect war. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to get a different perspective on the conflict.
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MCT:February 12, 2007this is by far the best movie on the vietnam war, a true story at the heart of a lie, and if you have enough patience read the book.
You will not be desapointed by this one,
the story, the scenery, the romance, the bright shining lie sold be the governement at the time, all is there and even more, and if you expect some rambo stuff its not going to happne there...so triggers happy pple will be disapointed.. i m tellin you thats a well deserved 5 stars..
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