It is impossible to see this movie and not be moved. It is assembled with great skill and you can feel that Butler's heart is completely in it, that it is more than just a great story to him. The cine photography of John Kerry and his crew and a number of swift boat operations in Vietnam has a kind of ethereal quality about it. There are moments of breathtaking beauty and then as the camera pans down you see village huts aflame, troops standing around a body. It's like a heart-breaking home movie. There is such a personal quality about this and that's what gives it such emotional power. It so much more than a rehashing of old wounds. It's really telling both sides of the story - the suffering of the Vietnamese people meshing with the suffering of the United States troops.

The footage of the Vets against the War marching on Washington, and camping out on the lawns is deeply moving. Butler uses many still shots intercut with newsreel footage and again amateur cine film. The still shots of individual vets are compelling - some are so gaunt, so haunted, while others just have such a grim determination to "bring our brothers home" (to quote from one of their chants).

It's so impressive. I have a lot of admiration for Kerry after seeing this film. That anyone could call him and a traitor and say he betrayed the troops is such a great injustice.

I cannot recommend this film enough. It has so much heart. It's not one of those anti-war films that bring you down and make you feel hopeless. I just came out feeling energized and even more determined. I am going to buy it when it comes out next week and host a few screenings in my neighborhood.

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