It's 1966 South Vietnam. Australia and New Zealand have sent their soldiers to support the Americans. Many are inexperienced conscripts. After a mortar attack, a platoon of a hundred soldiers are dispatched to search and destroy any nearby enemies. They run into and are attacked by overwhelming forces. This is a solid war movie with harrowing action. The characters are mostly one-dimensional which is expected. I would have liked more from the Vietnamese side especially their strategy. They are basically the cannon-fodder Indians in an old western. I don't like one specific montage and a few acting choices. Of course, the fight ends with the cavalry arriving at the nick of time. Quite frankly, this movie relies on a few too many old Hollywood war movie tropes. This is pretty solid.
Review of Danger Close
