emilio estevez actually direct a good movie who woulda thought . i sit through two previous film estevez direct wisdom ( with then girlfriend demi moore ) and men at work ( with brother charlie sheen ) . they be lousy film badly act and direct and stupid and offensive . estevez be a good actor but lousy a a director . i turn this on in pure curiousity it have a great cast and i have nothing else to do . damn if it do not pull me in . it concern estevez come home from vietnam permanently scar by what happen over there . his parent ( kathy bates and martin sheen ) and sister ( kimberly williams ) try to reach him but can not . something in vietnam have affect him deeply . and he about to explode . a bit overlong but still very good . a lot of the material be familar but the cast be so good that they make it seem new . estevez be good and sheen be terrific ( and estevezs real life father ) and williams be touch and bates be just extraordinary try to hold the family together . it all lead up to a powerful end which really surprise me . well worth catch .