Movies
March, 1979
When advance word about a movie is as glowing as it was for The Deer Hunter, there's a tendency to feel cheated whenever the film falls short of one's high expectations, which this one does all too frequently. But the flaws should not deter you from seeing this powerfully acted humanistic drama about man and war and blue-collar camaraderie. Except for a few searing scenes from the debacle in Vietnam—highlighted by an unforgettable torture sequence, in which arrogant Viet Cong officers break the...
