Sorry, this movie sucks

Perfect cast and a good story

Expected more

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Had I not been with several friends, I would have walked out. All I can say. Awful.

6/7/18. This was a really nicely done movie about Ron Kovic, a Vietnam vet who returns from the war paralyzed from the chest down. Reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s, Kovic must make sense of his patriotism to serve his country in an unpopular war, to getting such injuries that turn out to be life changing. More than anything else, this movie is about how one man reacted to the lack of recognition and respect by people of that time who were anti-war and lacked a complete understanding of what injured vets must go through to try and find their place back in American society. Much of Kovic's journey was one of self-discovery and self-recovery, and how he tried hard to raise awareness of the plight of damaged vets returning home to people who have no understanding of what it's like to fight and come back as a shadow of what they were before. Worth catching.

this films story is serious its a political drama film directed by Oliver Stone i don't like his films but have to say this one is the best.this film is about adventures of a Vietnam war veteran who looses his legs during a mission in war.i wont go into much detail of the story or other things but as a hardcore tom cruise fan i picked this up without any expectations & i was blown away its got action,drama & comedy all in one the best thing was the dialogues & funny situations like when tom cruise & willem dafoe at one point starts arguing & spitting & each other while sitting on wheelchairs on a deserted road is the most laugh out loud scene ever.tom cruise is the main highlight here he talks about how war affects people both in serious & comedy scenes.Born On The Fourth Of July 1989 is a must watch film for everyone for people who say tom cruise cant act i say just forget his mission impossible action films for once & see him in either cocktail,eyes wide shut & even collateral 2004 where he plays a assassin Or this one he can rally go into the character deep & bring out something amazing.my rating for this film is 10/10 Recommended

Exactly 25 years ago today, I went to my normal, daily summer routine of watching everything and anything in the theatres. Mostly dollar cinemas – yeah, when they actually were a dollar, since I never had any real funds. Luckily, this movie was still playing and I thought so appropriate that I would see this on the Fourth of July. But, unluckily, the film broke half-way through the feature and we were all given free passes to return. I never did. Well, at least to this movie.Not that I didn't like it. I was actually getting into it. But, I had other movies to watch. Then, it obviously came to home video, but I never got around to it. Coincidentally, I chose the quarter of a century anniversary for me to finally return to it and finish it once and for all.I'm glad I did. It was an extremely well-made movie and far ahead of its time with its dealing with PTSD and a country divided. Yeah, this dealt with the Vietnam War, but, it fits events today as well. Cruise, who oddly enough was ALMOST born on the Fourth of July (7/3/62,) was excellent and it was heartbreaking what happened to the real-life character he played. Sadly, America's head got way too big from the WWs, and even though Korea was a bust, there was still enough patriotism to fool more men to go fight a no-win war. Thankfully, there were protesters, or people who stood up and questioned what was force-fed us.I'm getting a little political here, or, more accurately, anti- political, but that's this movie. I just happen to agree with it. Miserably, a lot of the same politics play today with more brainwashing and mercifully, there are still people who will stand up against the fear mongers. I digress. Very good movie and you shouldn't wait 25 years to see this. See it now.