Review of First Blood (1982) by David Ansen for Newsweek — 20 Nov 2017
Director Ted Kotcheff has all sorts of trouble with this mess, aside from credibility. Supposedly, the real villain here is society itself, which invented a debacle like Vietnam and must now deal with its lingering tragedies.
But First Blood cops out completely on that one, not even trying to find a solution to Stallone's problems.
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This review of First Blood (1982) was written by David Ansen and published by Newsweek on 20 Nov 2017.
First Blood has generally received very positive reviews.
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