If I had gone into this film only having seen the lame TV ads without the critical hype, I probably would have been stunned by how good it is. But after reading all the Oscar talk, I was mildly disappointed. This is a great film, but in no way a classic. (Which is really the case with most Oscar winners, so I shouldn't be surprised.) This is a funny, sad, shocking, and important movie. It has a message that needs to be told. But it could have been told better. It was slightly clumsy and very heavy handed.
Bottom line...Three Kings has a lot in common with MASH, and it will most likely become the definitive Gulf War movie just like MASH is the definitive Korean War movie. But just because it shares the same rank as MASH doesn't mean it's as good as MASH.
Bottom line...Three Kings has a lot in common with MASH, and it will most likely become the definitive Gulf War movie just like MASH is the definitive Korean War movie. But just because it shares the same rank as MASH doesn't mean it's as good as MASH.