West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
Platoon Leader has generally received mixed reviews.
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Platoon Leader was released in 1988 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving Platoon Leader (1988) an average rating of 48%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 50%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Platoon Leader a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 48%, Platoon Leader is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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