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Roger Ebert reviews The Iron Triangle, the 1989 Vietnam War drama directed by Eric Weston and starring Beau Bridges, Liem Whatley, Haing S. Ngor, Johnny Hallyday, and James Ishida.
In his review, Ebert looks at the film’s attempt to tell a Vietnam story from both sides of the rifle, focusing on the bond that forms between an American captain and a young Viet Cong soldier. He considers the film’s humanistic intentions, its use of a Viet Cong diary as inspiration, and where the movie succeeds or falls back on familiar war-movie conventions.
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Roger Ebert reviews The Iron Triangle, the 1989 Vietnam War drama directed by Eric Weston and starring Beau Bridges, Liem Whatley, Haing S. Ngor, Johnny Hallyday, and James Ishida.
In his review, Ebert looks at the film’s attempt to tell a Vietnam story from both sides of the rifle, focusing on the bond that forms between an American captain and a young Viet Cong soldier. He considers the film’s humanistic intentions, its use of a Viet Cong diary as inspiration, and where the movie succeeds or falls back on familiar war-movie conventions.
Read the original Roger Ebert review:
rogerebert.com/reviews/the-iron-triangle-1989
Share your thoughts on The Iron Triangle in the comments. Does the film offer a meaningful Vietnam War perspective, or does it lean too heavily on familiar genre storytelling?
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#TheIronTriangle #RogerEbert #VietnamWarMovies #BeauBridges #HaingSNgor #MovieReview #FilmCriticism #ClassicMovies #1989Movies
