Review of Casualties of War (1989) by Robert S — 23 Aug 2007

Powerful. Michael J. Fox is fantastic and Sean Penn is downright terrifying as the antagonist. One of my favorite war films.

This review of Casualties of War (1989) was written by Robert S on 23 Aug 2007.

Casualties of War has generally received positive reviews.

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