turn as a bewildered Dad and Kathy Bates such a nerve-rattling force as the kill-em-with-cleanliness mother, the agonized family dynamics are effectively awful." Stephen Holden of The New York Times remarked how familiar the premise was, but that the film "still finds moments of wrenching sadness in its microscopic examination of an all-American family torn apart by the Vietnam War," and praised the performances and themes. References External links 1996 films 1990s war drama films Touchstone Pictures films American war drama films 1990s English-language films Vietnam War films Films scored by Basil Poledouris Films directed by Emilio Estevez Thanksgiving in films 1996 drama films Films about veterans Films about post-traumatic stress disorder American films based on plays 1990s American films