A lower De Palma. We only find here in rare moments the very rich and worked cinematographic grammar which gives all the immense value of his filmmaking. There is a remarkable action scene in the middle of the film but it is not much. Probably impressed by a very serious and tragic subject inspired by a real case, De Palma films almost everything in a very classic way here and produces a rather conventional and flat film. Given his specific qualities as a director, I find it a little strange that De Palma was interested in this scenario, certainly based on the Vietnam War but with limited spectacular potential.
Review of Casualties of War
