Not really a Kevin Costner star vehicle, although it was promoted as one, THE WAR hinges on a ham-handed Vietnam metaphor, as a conflict between neighborhood kids turns ugly and an all-American boy played by 1994's leading child star, Elijah Wood, absorbs the inevitable life lessons.
In 1970, Vietnam vet Stephen (Costner) is released from a VA hospital; he's been under treatment for what is now called post-traumatic stress disorder, the symptoms of which include terrifying dreams of violence. Returning to his small Southern town and loving wife (Mare Winningham), he tries to
make something of himself, meanwhile sharing his newfound nonviolent credo with his vo...
Released:
1994
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
127 mins