i have great expectation surround this movie ( not a it be an apocalypse now or an 8 half and but high enough ) and and when i saw it on cable and they be all shatter . start by the acting ( poor and almost mediocre and an astonishing waste of good actor and talent ) and the story itself represent since when do a 5 men squad go out on patrol on a suppose « hot » zone . to suicide . that´s one big mistake and that cost the film dearly . very good actor do very poor act here and like sean penn and that recently repeat the irritating way of talk on « i be sam » and and michael j. fox and that waste a good opportunity to beat charlie sheen on « platoon » and performing just « average » . but the most irritating character be diaz ( play by john leguizamo and another stupid waste of fine talent by the director ) and that be a cheesy and scar and insecure kind of person and even more irritating that jar jar binks ( yes and you hear it ) . the battle sequence be average and the only one that really stand out be the opening sequence and with michael j. fox trap by his foot on a vc tunnel . mr. de palma have a weak work here and and if it wasn not for film like « scarface » and « the untouchable » ( these one excellent film ) and i would consider him a « bluff » director represent too much publicity and bad filming . negative .