Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Luiz Alfredo S — 01 Jul 2012

This film is really hard for me to review because while it's regarded as one of the best, I hated it immensely. Yes, there are qualities that were pretty perfect like the acting (Brando, Duvall, and Hopper especially), cinematography, and music, but it's so slow! So slow that it got boring in the middle and I just could not for the life of me get into it.

Because I was unable to get into the film, the "brilliant" ending had literally zero effect on me, leaving me confused as to why this is so highly acclaimed. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't wait for this movie to end, I disliked it that much.

However, I do respect the fact that I'm in the (tiny) minority of viewers who don't like the film, and so I still recommend it. It does (somehow) garner a 99% critics rating and a 93% viewer rating.

I prefer 1986's Platoon!