Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women.
A Bright Shining Lie has generally received mixed reviews.
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A Bright Shining Lie was released in 1998 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving A Bright Shining Lie (1998) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 62%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed A Bright Shining Lie a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 58%, A Bright Shining Lie is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Bride of Chucky, The Rugrats Movie and Star Trek: Insurrection.
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