In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Matthias Deyle, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
101 min
Rating: 6.5/10
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Top Cast
Michael Caine
Thomas Fowler
Brendan Fraser
Alden Pyle
Do Thi Hai Yen
Phuong
Tzi Ma
Hinh
Rade Šerbedžija
Inspector Vigot
Robert Stanton
Joe Tunney
Movie Info
Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Matthias Deyle, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg
Production Companies: Mirage Enterprises, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Giai Phong Film Studio, Saga Pictures, Miramax, Intermedia, Senator International, Pacifica Film
Countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
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CinemaSerf:
Veteran journalist "Fowler" (Sir Michael Caine) is coming to the end of his time in Vietnam. Despite the fact that French colonial influence is waning and the Americans are desperate to stop the Communist insurgents, his employers just don't think he needs to be on-site to file his dwindling number of reports. He has a local interest in "Phuong" (Do The Hai Yen) though, and wants to stay put while he organises a divorce from his British wife. To keep his bosses at bay, he organises a trip up country to interview the powerful "General Thé" (Huang Hai) to get the lowdown on what is really happening in the countryside. Coincidentally, he also happens upon the newly arrived "Pyle" (Brendan Fraser) who has come to doctor the increasing number of wounded as this conflict erupts. It does seem a little odd that this man wants to follow "Fowler" on his perilous mission and soon a twist in the tail emerges that uncovers a complicated operation involving the CIA with nobody quite whom they appear to be. The story is told in continuous flashback, so we do know what happens at the end before we get there - though not the cause. What's interesting is trying to find out just how involved, complicit even, the Briton was in that denouement. Some of it was filmed on location which added to the authentic look of the film and there's quite a decent chemistry between an on-form Sir Michael and the usually pretty wooden Fraser as the two men see their friendship gradually disappear in a well paced rear view mirror of mistrust and duplicity.