Title: A horrible, wretched film.
Product review: Overacted throughout by (first time?) director Estevez, this adaptation is painful viewing; not for any unpleasant insights into the Vietnam experience, but for Estevez screaming at his cowering family for two hours. By the end any sympathy we had for his returning vet is squandered---he deserves worse than what he gets. If only we'd seen something of his recovery, and his redemption. Instead we learn in voice over that he turned up dedication of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial...probably still screaming at somebody. Bates and Sheen are great with what they are given, as is the radiant but perenially wasted Ms. Williams. A showpiece for Estevez, this film fatally overplays its hand and probably does more harm than good in generating sympathy for Vietnam vets. A mistake.
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