Casualties of War
Casualties of War
Amerika is in oorlog met Vietnam. Nadat een van hun makkers is vermoord, en de toegang tot een plaatselijk dorp met bijhorende bordelen hen wordt geweigerd, slaan de stoppen door bij een groep Amerikaanse soldaten.
Charles London reviewed
29 mei 2025•
This is not one of those epic-scale war movies, but rather a look through a tighter scope at a small band of soldiers and a real-life incident. It's a character study of men, hardened by their protracted time at war, losing all humane and ethical capacities. That is except for one, the newbie with a moral compass that still works.
Great performance by Sean Penn. At first I thought Michael J. Fox was miscast, but then he proved me wrong. He was perfect for portraying an idealistic young soldier still hanging on to his innocence.
The horrors of war have been displayed on screen by other movies in no short order. "Casualties", however, is different. The atrocities feel more personal because they're not just about the bullets and blood, but rather more about the detonation of human virtue.
Charles London reviewed
29 mei 2025•
This is not one of those epic-scale war movies, but rather a look through a tighter scope at a small band of soldiers and a real-life incident. It's a character study of men, hardened by their protracted time at war, losing all humane and ethical capacities. That is except for one, the newbie with a moral compass that still works.
Great performance by Sean Penn. At first I thought Michael J. Fox was miscast, but then he proved me wrong. He was perfect for portraying an idealistic young soldier still hanging on to his innocence.
The horrors of war have been displayed on screen by other movies in no short order. "Casualties", however, is different. The atrocities feel more personal because they're not just about the bullets and blood, but rather more about the detonation of human virtue.
