Review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) by Desson Thomson for Washington Post — 27 Sep 1999
Good Morning, Vietnam stumbles whenever Williams isn't behind the mike, placing him in melodramatic, hackneyed situations that become increasingly predictable and preposterous, and director Barry Levinson's seemingly endless reaction shots of listeners grooving to the DJ's antics become irritating.
Levinson manages, however, to be one of the few filmmakers to show the Vietnamese as complex, cultured people, rather than as helpless victims or the faceless enemy.
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This review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) was written by Desson Thomson and published by Washington Post on 27 Sep 1999.
Good Morning, Vietnam has generally received positive reviews.
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