Review of Platoon (1986) by Teddy V — 20 Oct 2011
Olver Stone's "biographical" Vietnam War film suffers from the fact that it's more about military politics and in-fighting than the actual war. Plus, this film is plagued by the fact that no one actor here has the screen presence or ability to take the lead, so the script compromises with Charlie Sheen.
Charlie Sheen is a shit actor, enough said. Full Metal Jacket does a much better job of reflecting the horror of two sides of war, the difficulty of training and the abject suffering and misery of war.
Also, Stone couldn't wipe Kubrick's ass...
This review of Platoon (1986) was written by Teddy V on 20 Oct 2011.
Platoon has generally received very positive reviews.
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