Review – Hamburger Hill

They could have called this Generic Brand Vietnam War Movie. The guys from the 101st Airborne have to take a hill. They try. They get shot up. They go on leave, get drunk, have sex with prostitutes. Then it’s back to the jungle with them. Friendly fire casualties. Racial tensions. The evil media. Pick your favorite Vietnam War cliché and its probably in here somewhere. Even the actors are generic; other than the ones who ended up famous for doing something else, they’re difficult to tell apart. Though this isn’t the most awful war movie I’ve ever seen, it’s nowhere near as good as Full Metal Jacket or even Platoon. See if desperate