Review of Casualties of War (1989) by Leo S — 09 Feb 2007

It was pretty good, different at the time to see Marty McFly(Michael J. Fox) doing drama. He was mostly doing comedy, but he was pretty good as well as Sean Penn.

This review of Casualties of War (1989) was written by Leo S on 09 Feb 2007.

Casualties of War has generally received positive reviews.

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