Born on the Fourth of July

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Synopsis

Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.

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Release:

1989

Running Time:

138 min

Certificate:

Contains very strong language, strong sex and violence

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Genre:

Drama

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Director:

Oliver Stone

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Clarence Boddicker
An interesting and provocative film that hammers…
06 December 2008
Tom Cruise makes an admirable attempt to portray paralysed Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic. Kovic sustains his injuries in the line of duty and returns to America with a very different take on war and humanity. Director Oliver Stone successfully uses this film as a vehicle for a moving message about the Vietnam war and war itself. The script, acting and score all endeavour to stir up emotions and do this pretty well. On an entertainment level though, simply as a movie, ‘Born on the Fourth July’ is perhaps lacking. The depth of the script seems a little too heavy at times and moves slowly –but then again, that’s not what this film is about. ‘Born on the Fourth July’ is an interesting and provocative film that hammers home an important message, even if it does this at times in a rather cheesy way. Still - tissues at the ready.
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