Re-visiting "Uncommon Valor"(1983) Arguably he best "Going back to "Nam' to rescue the POW's flick!...And the first. What a cool, underrated movie this is and what a cast: Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Robert Stack, Reb Brown, Patrick Swayze, Tim Thomerson and Randall "Tex" Cobb as the scene stealing "Sailor".
The plot is simple: Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos. What really makes this work is top notch acting, great action, the comradery among the group and the nail biting finale.
By the end, you are so invested in the characters and objective, you really feel bad when any of the characters buy it.
Very tight and good direction by Ted Kotcheff ("North Dallas forty" and "First Blood").
Really, a good movie and well worth a visit or re-visit!
Review of Uncommon Valor
