The vets tell the truth, by any reasonable measure, and then the filmmaker stirs the elements as filmmakers always do, whether partisan or neutral.
Brothers in Arms
Old West. New Soul. Big Payback.
2005 · 1h 25m · R
Western
Directed by
Jean-Claude La Marre
Overview
The two 'most wanted' cowboys in the New Mexico territory ride into Corazon for one last job - to rob the ruthless town boss.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Inevitably, the film has the air of an extended campaign ad, but that doesn't make its subjects and the stories they tell any less compelling.
Alexander, a political writer and radio host, gets riveting, emotional confessionals from the veterans.
For a feature film, this clearly partisan documentary about the Swift boat crew that served under John Kerry in Vietnam is pretty slight, but for a campaign commercial -- which is what it feels like -- it's pretty long.
Will this film do Kerry any good, or the Swifties any harm? My bet is: Not a bit, one way or the other.
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