Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989) by Alan T — 01 Jun 2008
Not as good as "Platoon", however a very powerful viewpoint of how the Vietnam War affected an entire generation. Torn apart spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically, Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) sees the reality of war - there's nothing glamorous to it, only hell.
After being wounded into his 2nd tour of Vietnam with the Marine Corps, Kovic loses the use of his lower body. Unable to live a normal life, he returns home to find small support to the war effort and a large devotion against it. Unable to move on, he slips into a mad world where there's only one person he has to forgive: himself.
Cruise gives a terrific performance as a patriotic man, whose dreams of glory in heroic battle are shattered forever. Stone maintains his controversial reign as a director by becoming protester to a war he himself fought in, and yet does so in a faithful way to the real life story of Kovic.
This review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989) was written by Alan T on 01 Jun 2008.
Born on the Fourth of July has generally received positive reviews.
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