STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker

Directors Oilver Stone

Screenwriters Oliver Stone

Running Time 120 minutes

Platoon (15)

Plot
A new recruit arrives in Vietnam to find himself not only caught in a brutal and confusing war but also between two experienced, but very different sergeants...

Verdict
Oliver Stone's war classic is overlooked sometimes because of it's brutal but long-winded potrayal of the duality of man. This however remains gripping stuff.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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