A Rumor of War

Born on the Fourth of July has a lot in common with this film; a gung-ho young man craves action and release from the Billy-Joel like mundane existence of the suburbs. Nothing like a little reality check to bring you back to your senses. The sad realities were you didn't get a second chance most of the time to correct your mistake. Not as good as Born on the Fourth, but entertaining enough, despite a few Vietnam stereotypes; the Vietnamese are merely props in this film. The Saigon sequences looked more like Tiahuana than Saigon, but the majority of the film rings true. Worth viewing.