I like it. So much so I have my own copy and dig it out every once in a while to watch it.
Why? Because like "Pearl Harbor" in 2000 was about the Japanese attack, it's a LOVE story not meant to be a documentary.
That having been said, it unintentionally captures 2 things I think most documentaries avoid; 1) the US ambassador flat out F-d up the last days of the Republic of South Vietnam. By scuttling every attempt to begin an evacuation of locals who'd assisted the US govt (and were therefore at great risk when the Commies got there) in the hopes of avoiding a panic like racked DaNang the week before, the US ambassador set up a situation that was all but doomed in terms of getting out all that needed to while evacuating many who didn't. 2) the air of panic that was present in Saigon during the last 24 hours of the Republic of S VN.
Don't just take my word for these things. Do research on the Fall of Saigon, the last days of the RSVN and you'll soon learn what I'm referring to on both points.
Why? Because like "Pearl Harbor" in 2000 was about the Japanese attack, it's a LOVE story not meant to be a documentary.
That having been said, it unintentionally captures 2 things I think most documentaries avoid; 1) the US ambassador flat out F-d up the last days of the Republic of South Vietnam. By scuttling every attempt to begin an evacuation of locals who'd assisted the US govt (and were therefore at great risk when the Commies got there) in the hopes of avoiding a panic like racked DaNang the week before, the US ambassador set up a situation that was all but doomed in terms of getting out all that needed to while evacuating many who didn't. 2) the air of panic that was present in Saigon during the last 24 hours of the Republic of S VN.
Don't just take my word for these things. Do research on the Fall of Saigon, the last days of the RSVN and you'll soon learn what I'm referring to on both points.