Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam. He returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the Service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of inciting an incident that leaves many demonstrators dead. Hodges is in no position to decline: Childers saved his life in Vietnam.... (Full plot summary below)
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Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam. He returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the Service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of inciting an incident that leaves many demonstrators dead. Hodges is in no position to decline: Childers saved his life in Vietnam.
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| San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamBut the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthA cross between "Platoon," "Three Kings," and "A Few Good Men" (call it A King, His Platoon, and a Few Really Bad Men). |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickA run-of-the-mill courtroom bore with one of the most anti-climatic ending in recent memory. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA thriller set in Yemen that turns into an ethical examination of the use of force by the military. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonNot exactly a triumphant return to form for maverick director William Friedkin, but it's not bad, either. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe drama ultimately retreats to safer, duller, more illogical, and more reactionary impulses and stereotypes. |
| Film Journal InternationalBruce FeldWhen old adversaries Childers and Colonel Cao honor each other with a poignant salute...in a quiet way, this gesture goes a long way to expose the chaos and futility of war. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyModerately compelling and it's certainly never boring. |
| L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonWorth it, though, for the conviction and ramrod-erect bearing that pros Jackson and Jones bring to their roles. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversWorks splendidly as a courtroom thriller about military values as long as you don't expect it to seriously consider those values. |
