GamerTab That was an excellent one.

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

moonspinner55 Modern-day story has an inquisitive young teen unearthing the past and discovering the father she never knew by reading his diary; he died in combat before her birth, and the girl's interest spurs her war-scarred uncle to take her on an emotional visit to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Opening in late September 1989, this film was touted in all the major newspapers as Bruce Willis' Oscar role (though he was overlooked by the Academy when the time came). Seen today, the picture doesn't seem to have any purpose except to showcase the actor's range (limited as it is) and also to squeeze dry the remaining emotions left behind by the Vietnam experience--Hollywood style. Emily Lloyd, as the kid in question, and Peggy Rea, as Mamaw, are tiresome copies of distinctly old-fashioned archetypes--the wise juvenile and the salty matriarch--used over and over in similar movie scenarios since WWII (and probably beyond). Norman Jewison directed, without an ounce of honest inspiration. Whatever discussions or suspicions are addressed in the script, they're pretty much forgotten by the finale--which does everything just shy of saluting. *1/2 from ****

Tom We almost didn't watch this movie, based on the IMDb ratings, but something told us to have a look anyway. What an excellent movie, and the best acting I ever saw Bruce Willis do before. If you have watched this move and haven't rated it yet, please do to help others know how good this is. This is a touching movie from the perspective of the daughter of a Vietnam soldier killed in the line of duty. The use of flashbacks was done well in this movie, as some movies make flashbacks too often and in unrelated order. The relationships among the characters were believable. This is a movie worth watching. Although it's a bit old, it didn't matter. This movie is timeless and could easily be related to the soldiers and their loved ones of any war.

technicor Saw this movie in a sociology class. Very poor, just relentlessly boring and melodramatic. The director should and could have had the girl's role more sexy, and included more details about the static characters. The flashbacks and the girl's search for identity were both so cheesy that the only people i could see getting a reaction out of are the people featured in the movie. Bruce Willis was pretty good considering the bad writing he had to deal with, but that goes without saying despite any of his roles. The girl ws not a very intersting dynamic character, and either needed to express her thoughts about what was going on around her or get naked to make her interesting. I will say that the country lifestyle was pretty realistically portrayed, but it was hard to believe that there were this many vets 20 years after the war still hopping up in trees from lighting because they thought the V.C was coming. Not worth watching; there are so many other movies in the Vietnam genre that were better that this movie just has no role.

jrappold While many of the comments here have voiced distaste for Emily Lloyd's performance, I've found it , along with the Grandmother, to be very true to Appalachia...I taught many, many students who talked like Sam, and had her personality traits.The people of Appalachia built this country by working the coal mines and steel mills, and in a very real sense never benefited in the wealth they helped create. In Country brings this out, by telling the story of of some of these people. During the Vietnam War, the press many times focused on either the heroic volunteer, or soldiers from our city ghettos, and left out the stories of the many men from rural areas who made sacrifices.After having the film on Laserdisc for some time now, I recently saw it priced on DVD for $6.00. It IS an underrated film, and I challenge anyone not to choke up in the final scenes at the Vietnam War Memorial,