Although it definitely falls short of The Deer Hunter or Apocalypse Now, the film is not without interest.
The Boys in Company C
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Hong Kong, United States · 1978
Rated R · 2h 5m
Director Sidney J. Furie
Starring Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck
Genre War
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Disheartened by combat, corruption, and constant endangerment, a group of young soldiers search for a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
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Washington Post by Gary Arnold
The finished film has no thematic or emotional integrity. It flip-flops withdesperate hypocrisy between clownish antics and indignant orations. [09 Feb 1978, p.B13]
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
As a film about heroism, it is chiefly remarkable for its gutlessness.
The New Yorker by Pauline Kael
The director, Sidney J. Furie, brings the film energy and he keeps the gags and the sentiment coming.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
[Furie) retains the ability to make a picture move, grow on us and involve us. That’s what happens during The Boys in Company C.
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