There’s hardly a moment that doesn’t feature at least one great actor — William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda, Christopher Plummer, Diane Ladd — in top form.

...one of the film’s bigger pleasures is listening to these thespians plow through their numerous monologues. Their performances are the film's saving grace.

These heavyweight actors, playing men still coming to terms with how their adult lives have been scarred by war, add emotional depth and dignity absent from the script.

Känslostarkt om USA-soldater i blodigt slag i Vietnam 1966.