This movie has been on lists forever so I'm glad I finally watched it. In general I don't really think Robin Williams is as funny as everyone else does and talking fast/switching thoughts really fast doesn't really do it for me. That was the same here although there are some good lines for sure which is the same in all his for me, he's not bad just not my favorite comedian. I probably would have rated it worse but it turns into a good drama like halfway through the movie. I found that aspect far more compelling. Still, I liked it and was satisfied with the movie for sure. The guy was just there to make the war more bearable and that's what he did.

Everyone who loves to watch movies and great performances by the main actors should watch this one. This movie isn't a comedy by any means but it has humour in spades to make one enjoy it and face the reality of what happened in Vietnam. It is amazing how humour does ease the pain and formidable hurdles one has to overcome in life (and especially in war)This is surely one of the best Robin Williams' movies and probably one of the best showcases of his personal life: bringing joy and laughter to those around him, not showing that he had to face his (inner) demons like everyone else around him... His talent is obvious in this one, and I miss him...A 10 out of 10 movie that everyone should watch.

Yes, a good man in the middle of a dirty war of which we don't see much anyway. A soldier of USA air force who is also a disc jockey is brought from Crete to Vietnam to amuse American troops through the Armed Force Radio in Saigon in 1965. He starts a half crazy humorous program that quickly wins the applause and pleasure of the GIs but at same time shocks and displeases his superiors that think he is not acting according to true military values and begin opposing themselves to him for the way he kids and jests with certain values and persons of the official politics. The situation becomes worse when he becomes friendly acquainted with some natives till he feels himself even sentimentally attached to a Vietnamese girl. Besides the humorous scenes there is also some slight drama everything well directed and excellently acted by Robin Williams as the main character.

Let me begin with the fact that I believe that this is a good movie. The soundtrack is fitting, the cinematography is generally well done, and the script, for the most part, is believable and well thought out. There are, however, some issues that take me out of my immersion in the movie. For example, the speech given by Tuan at the end of the movie was cheesy and forced. This is where I see that the movie understands what it is. The movie points out the needless presence of the military in Vietnam and that's the point of the move. Between the constant censorship and the multiple references to the distrust between the Americans and Vietnamese, the movie plainly shows the message that the Vietnam war was pointless and hurt relations with Vietnam. This does set up one great scene that I feel was the best in the movie. The montage of Tuan's friends getting captured and shot while Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonder World" was a beautifully shot scene that perfectly summed up what the director wanted to show.