Film.com by Sean Means

A biting satire of military myopia and political double-dealing -- possibly the best wartime comedy since Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H."

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Some kind of weird masterpiece...one of the best movies of the year.

Newsweek by David Ansen

Blackly funny, unafraid to shift emotional gears from farce to horror, peppered with spectacular action.

Portland Oregonian by Diana Abu-Jaber

An all-hell-breaks-loose, panicky fever of a story, all of it drenched in grainy, color-saturated cinematography.

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

A daring, teeth-grinding experience that doesn't let the viewer rest easy.

New York Post by Jonathan Foreman

An extraordinary experience: an original and brilliant combination of comedy, action and sophisticated political comment -- the best American movie of the year thus far.

Baltimore Sun by Ann Hornaday

This audacious hybrid of cinematic styles is pure entertainment.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

One of the most exciting Hollywood action films in years, and the best Vietnam movie since "Apocalypse Now."

Washington Post by Desson Thomson

Enormously entertaining.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

Off-and-on cynical and sentimental, Russell's darkly comic tale shows how much can be done with familiar material when you're burning to do things differently and have the gifts to pull that off.