4 black ex Vietnam soldiers go back to find the body of their lost comrade and a pile of gold.
After a decent enough first half hour where you get to the know the individuals, their problems and their feelings about the war and their beloved fallen comrade this decends into a really badly put together Treasure of the Sierra Madre rip off. Full of over the top characters and silly speeches linked in with Lee's usual messages, this would have been acceptable had it not been for the structure of the hunt for the body / gold adventure which is totally unbelievable and gets worse and worse as the film progresses. Redeemed very slightly in the last 20 minutes, it remains a misguided and annoying mess.
After a decent enough first half hour where you get to the know the individuals, their problems and their feelings about the war and their beloved fallen comrade this decends into a really badly put together Treasure of the Sierra Madre rip off. Full of over the top characters and silly speeches linked in with Lee's usual messages, this would have been acceptable had it not been for the structure of the hunt for the body / gold adventure which is totally unbelievable and gets worse and worse as the film progresses. Redeemed very slightly in the last 20 minutes, it remains a misguided and annoying mess.