Best movie ever!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

One of the best movies that I have seen, even though it was a sleeper during it's Theater run. The movie relates back to my days as an MP in the 503rd MP Co,3AD, Butzbach, Germany. The British Columbia set and location are true to life The interaction between all characters shows the eventual break down of the barrier that is created with stereo-typing. Charlie and Martin Sheen's characters seem to bring some of their real life tribulations out on to the screen. It is well known that Charlie,his brothers and Dad had a turbulant relationship during their teenage years. It appears that there is a family reconciliation taken place. I also think it's formidable that Martin brought back Lawrence Fishburn, who was just a young and upcoming unknown in "Appocolypse". I would make this film part of the Army's Training Library on racial sensitivity. Can't help but watch this movie every couple of months.

I seldom comment on a movie, but I so strongly disagreed with a prior comment on this movie, I felt I had to add two cents. I found this entrant far from boring. I have watched it four or five times, each time finding a new focus. The movie's idea is interesting, the conflict between the Sheens believable and well played, and the supporting cast excellent. Laurence Fishburne and James Marshall in particular are pleasures to watch. As the second of Sheen's two stints as a director I was impressed. Even the basic set works for me. And the music is so good that I continue to look from time to time to see if an actual CD is available. I believe that if you get your hands on this movie you won't be disappointed.

You'll have a tough time getting that one out of your head. Charlie Sheen's best work next to Wall Street as a renegade Army private stuck in a German stockade during the Vietnam War. A flash of early brilliance by Laurence Fishburne with a great, but twisted dynamic between Charlie and Martin Sheen. What can you say, this movie is just terrific! 9/10

"Cadence" is not a memorable film about soldiers in Vietnam. It goes through the familiar routines. But the performances by father and son, Martin and Charlie Sheen, help anchor this moderately forgettable story. The two actors are good and on-target, but I found it very ironic that the two of them played enemies(Charlie plays a soldier and Martin a sadistic sargeant). If you're going to cast your son in the movie--unless he doesn't have a big role--you may as well cast him as your son. Though their performances are convincing, I couldn't help but find it somewhat humorous when Charlie Sheen's real-life Dad was going psycho on him. It's also worth checking out an early performance by Laurence Fishburne. Some of the fish-out-of-water situations between Sheen and his new-found African-American buddies are cliched and/or predictable, and lack spark. Some of the situations are worthy of a few cheap laughs, though. The film is basically a combination of familiar farce and melodrama, but it's entertaining and sometimes moving. The ending is very depressing, and almost made me cry. I thought the rendition of "Workin' on the Chain Gang" was real nifty, too. This is not one I'd put on the "must-see" list, but it's worth seeing. My score: 7 (out of 10)