recap represent the second world war be rag around the globe . in a little town in california the war be nowhere to be see but always present . two young boy and henry and nicky and be about to turn 18 and be eager to be off to the war . now and only a few week remain and and the boy have a lot to do before they enlist . henry meet the beautiful caddie and a girl he think be a little out of his league and in any case consider social status . both henry and nicky be from low work class and and consider the rich spoil and like people from some other kind of world . time tick and and now they have to tie up all lose end and which be not as easy a two teenager want them to be . comment represent the story and or rather there be not much of a story or a plot a there be life . this be a few week out of the two boy life and a time of much grow up to do and and a time of friendship without limit . so to speak the story be not very good and one might think . but due mostly to the cast ability to make it so real and so authentic and and so alive and feel so current even though the movie be film twenty year ago and set over sixty year ago . and then it hit you that the story be not bad either and because it never mean to be that kind of story that tell some event and it a story about life that everyone ( more or less ) can relate to . and view in in that light and the story be very good . but a already mention and it the actor and actress and and their acting that really make this movie worth watch . the friendship between henry and nicky and the grow relationship between henry and caddie feel very real . you can feel and more than see and the bond between them . you can feel them evolve together and or just have a good time and or both . a young sean penn be magnificent in the lead a henry . it very impressive that an actor in the beginning of his career be able to make such an performance and carry such a heavy burden of the movie . he have good help though . a equally young nicolas cage play nicky and henry friend that have a knack for get into trouble and and do it really well . he be the wilder one and compare to henry and but would never fail his friend . and then and elizabeth mcgovern a caddie . at the beginning of her career too and but already with a oscar nomination behind her and she have the ability to pull off a very difficult part . the character of caddie be a little in the shadow behind henry and nicky and but when call upon caddie and i. e. mcgovern really shine and interacts well with henry and and give him the reason to grow . it be very impressive that the director benjamin and the producer dare to give all the lead to such young actor . their trust pay off well though . personally i also like henry father and who have his own way of give fatherly advice to his soon and but clearly also understand what he go through . a very sympathetic character . and also keep an eye out for a young michael madsen . so and mostly because of the acting ( and in some part also the fun to see well know actor in the beginning of their career ) positive .