vietnam in english
the one thing that bothers me about this film: the vietnamese' dialogue is not only in english, but perfect english. i've seen all the great films about the vietnam war; this one could go right up there at the top if it weren't for the language-inauthenticity distraction. maybe the filmmakers felt that american audiences - who typically dislike, or are too lazy to read, subtitles - would've tuned this out if the vietnamese spoke in their own language? speaking as an american, i always prefer films with characters who talk in the language of the characters' origins. in that, maybe i'm more of a "euro-american."
gregory 071307