The War at Home

An under-appreciated, unseen gem. Estevez does a remarkable job of illustrating in poignant, heartbreaking fashion, the tension that arises between a son who's been to hell and back, and his parents, who can't begin to understand the emotional scarring left... Full review

This movie will bring back alot of memories for Vietnam Veterans and their life back in the states after the war. I give this movie a STANDING OVATION!!!!... Full review

This movie will bring back alot of memories for Vietnam Veterans and their life back in the states after the war. I give this movie a STANDING OVATION!!!!... Full review

This movie gives a insight of what our guys in war went through and continue to go through when wars end. Families also are effected and can't understand. Well acted, worth seeing!... Full review

This movie gives a insight of what our guys in war went through and continue to go through when wars end. Families also are effected and can't understand. Well acted, worth seeing!... Full review

This movie is on cable sporadically, and I never really watched it, thinking it would be similar to the Bruce Willis film "Ïn America", with the usual trite story about American freedom, etc. But it was not; it was so... Full review

Estevez only agreed to do Mighty Ducks 3 b/c the studio allowed him to make this one. Flashback scenes suffer from what must have been a small budget. Otherwise, this movie does an effective and capable job of portraying the devasting... Full review

this movie was a very good portral of a vietnam veteran, it made you feel what he must have been feeling, or at least his depression... its a shame this film doesnt get any credit... Full review

"The War at Home" was a labor of love for director/star Emilio Estevez, and the care he took with this story is evident on screen.Adapted for the screen by original playwright James Duff, the film focuses on Jeremy Collier (Emilio... Full review

The one thing that struck me most about this simple movie was how the characters could not relate to the feelings that the principal character Jeremy felt. An isolation, a feeling of despair, a sudden irrational fear of circumstances, a... Full review

Adapted by James Duff from his play, "The War at Home" doesn't have an original or illuminating thought. Its family dynamics are sloppy, and the film keeps shifting characters' personalities and its take on them (e.g. And the actors fare no better. ... Full Review

``The War at Home'' will be a powerful film As the veteran's younger sister, Williams steers clear of the histrionics and gives the film's most emotionally honest performance. Estevez's troubled vet doesn't just remember the war and shudder. ... Full Review

The War at Home," underlined effectively with Basil Poledouris' subtly elegiac score, is a confident, straight-ahead no-nonsense movie that delivers its message relentlessly with maximum impact. Sheen, Bates (who brings a crucial saving humorousness to Maurine) and Williams all excel, and "The War at Home" offers a quartet of performances that are among the year's best. ... Full Review

In this case, it's Estevez's wrenching adaptation of the James Duff stage play The War at Home, which was shot here in the Austin area last year. Estevez stars in and directs the film and it's, by far, his most powerful, mature work yet. ... Full Review

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