I first saw this film in my Honors English class, and it was incredibly moving. I never watch many documentaries and was not expecting much, but this movie brought me close to tears. One of my best friends was crying by the end of it. The music flowed perfectly with the movie, except for Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." Much of the film featured little more than songs and the sound of gunshots. The letters, spoken by the varied cast of actors, were touching. It was difficult to believe that these were all written by real people in a time of fear and suffering. If you have ever felt war to be a distant and unreal thing, this movie will bring it home and make you understand.
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(1987 TV Movie)
An Intense and Powerful Documentary
17 November 2006