Review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) by Nick Z — 23 Oct 2008

The best I've seen from Robin Williams, incredible real life story.

This review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) was written by Nick Z on 23 Oct 2008.

Good Morning, Vietnam has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jack G (1,167) on 30 Apr 2016

Another film I have never seen in its entirety. Robin Williams is just superb and shows the world the comedic genius that he is…

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By Andy S (1,590) on 24 Dec 2017

I loved the whole concept of changing, what was a serious and challenging time in Vietnam during the 60's, and making the vibes more positive…

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By Hal Hinson (447) for Washington Post (9,851) on 19 Nov 2015

What you end up with in Good Morning, Vietnam is a peculiar hybrid -- a Robin Williams concert movie welded clumsily onto the plot from an…

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By Callan D (179) on 30 Oct 2017

First time watching this an adult tonight (I vaguely remember watching it with my parents as a child and having them fawn over it) and I'm…

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By Shane S (527) on 13 Dec 2017

Every once and a while there's a role that was made for a certain actor. This was, in my mind, Robin William's perfect fit…

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By Sam O (143) on 25 Feb 2016

Based on true events, this is a brilliant film and I love the fact Robin Williams improvised his lines when he was doing the radio scenes…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 22 Nov 2021

This is quite a well known film, one I'd been aware of for many years but hadn't actually sat down to watch in full before…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 11 Mar 2018

Great funny and sad movie starring robin williams and forest Whitaker. The story is great and that's pretty much it…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 01 Aug 2015

Movie night with Iris. Essentially freestyle Williams. The plot is wafer thin, and it doesn't really criticise the US being in Vietnam…

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By Rachel S (689) on 13 Dec 2016

A story we already know but yet another more bearable narration…

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