Review of A Bright Shining Lie (1998) by Shaun B — 30 May 2008

Entertaining in war flick. Paxton is good as always.

This review of A Bright Shining Lie (1998) was written by Shaun B on 30 May 2008.

A Bright Shining Lie has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Karen M (410) on 12 Feb 2007

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By Trevor L (389) on 21 Nov 2008

Worst Vietnam war movie ever!!!! The New York post says: more powerful than Apocalypse Now Thats totaly bullshit…

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By Rod (24) on 30 Oct 2008

Exposing the causes of failure in Vietnam, this movie lacks in drama but still good…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 28 Sep 2007

Excellent biopic about John Vann, the man who saw ealry on what was needed to win the war in Vietnam. Excellent portrait of the man…

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By André Ø (645) on 12 Jun 2008

Read Neil Sheehan's terrific book first because it's the real deal: explore the impact of American propaganda & myth making and their subsequent…

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What happened in the movie is what happens in reality. People mix their own feelings with the facts of the matter…

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[font=Comic Sans MS]I watched this movie last night and I am frankly amazed it was distributed…

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