I feel like this could be the only movie I've ever seen where Tom Cruise really seemed to act! It's a brilliant choice by Oliver Stone, featuring this handsome young man, Ron Kovic, prominently while the Vietnam War unfolds far away from his home in America. This character’s family has a history of service for their country, and despite some hesitation from his father (Raymond J. Barry), but with encouragement from h…

I feel like I've witnessed Tom Cruise genuinely acting for the first time in this film! It seems like a brilliant choice by Oliver Stone to place this conventionally attractive actor, Ron Kovic, at the forefront of the story as the Vietnam War unfolds far from his American home. This young man’s family has a history of service to their country, and despite some hesitation from his father (Raymond J. Barry), but with …

"Born on the Fourth of July" proves to be a film that’s both impactful and deserving of praise, offering a look at the difficult personal and family issues Ron Kovic encountered while grappling with the severe consequences of his wartime experiences and how those events altered him and reshaped his worldview. There was a period when he relied on alcohol, but during a time spent in Mexico as the Vietnam conflict stret…