Review of A Soldier's Story (1984) by Jamie T — 19 Mar 2010
One of those intelligent, well-made, well-acted films that get noticed at the Oscars for that year, and are then forgotten. Some films may deserve that fate; A SOLDIER'S STORY does not. A powerful murder mystery set amid the racial tensions of the Army during WW2, it boasts an especially fine performance from Adolph Caesar as the cruel victim, who gains complexity with every coming flashback.
Howard E. Rollins Jr. is fine as the investigator, and Art Evans, as a subordinate of the deceased, also makes a fine impression. Not quite an extraordinary film, it's still a very good one, and deserving of more attention than it's received.
This review of A Soldier's Story (1984) was written by Jamie T on 19 Mar 2010.
A Soldier's Story has generally received positive reviews.
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