Uncommon Valor

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John B Uncommon Valor is one of the best Gene Hackman movies. With a small unheard cast for the most part, it is funny at times, gritty and full of great scenes! “Son you just bought the whole can of whup ass!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Antonio V Out of all the vietnam rescue POW movies uncommon valor is the best one ' movie has great action and a lot of heart with a great ending Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Matt F An awesome movie that I've seen a few times that has some of my favorite actors going to rescue some POWs. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review William D This was a good movie to pass the time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Ann S If you're watching this for the first time in the 2020s, well, it may not hold up, but I saw the movie when it was released and again recently and I loved it both times. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Chris S To start with, any Gene Hackman movie automatically starts with three stars. The man could read the phone book and it would be more compelling and better acted than 90% of the crap out there. Second, this is Hackman playing Col. Rhodes, out to rescue his son, a POW from the Vietnam War, stuck in Laos for the last ten years while the American government pays lip service about bringing the boys back home. Within the first 5 minutes of the movie the utter grief that affects Hackman is gut wrenching, with one scene, flashing back to his son coming to his room when he was still a scared child, being a particular gut punch. Hackman's despair turns to desperation as he is kicked out of the military while running through Southeast Asia trying to find proof his son is still alive. When he finally catches the small glimmer of hope he needs to go forward with his rescue plan, he still has to find a team of men willing to put it all on the line to help him out. Hackman, as Rhodes, doesn't sweet talk these men into signing up for the mission, he is a Colonel damnit and he is going to push through for the sake of his son. The team, including Fred Ward and Patrick Swayze, train while fighting some of their own demons, until it is time to head to Bangkok for the staging of the mission. Things go poorly, the team fights through the adversity. The end is not the cookie cutter, everyone wins and goes home happy result that became the standard soon after this movie came out. It's a fantastic movie though about loss, grief and determination and Hackman doesn't have a bad scene in the entire film. The man who played Popeye Doyle, Lex Luthor and Norman Dale to perfection does nothing damaging to his reputation as Colonel Jason Rhodes in Uncommon Valor. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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