After visiting Vietnam, I rented all the movies about Vietnam and this was a clear favorite. (I also liked Indochine and The Deer Hunter better than the famous war movies.) The Quiet American 2003 was actually filmed in Vietnam and has great scenes from both Saigon and the countryside. It is set in colonial Vietnam and is a history lesson on how the French lost control and the events that precipitated America's involvement. Brendan Fraser does fantastic as an undercover CIA agent that meets a British reporter (Michael Caine). The other main character is beautiful Vietnamese woman whom both Fraser and Caine love. Many say this film is an allegory with these three characters representing Europe's tired imperialism, America's misguided idealism, and Vietnam's resulting plight. I think it's a solid movie in all aspects.Read full review
Unlike the Audie Murphy version, this one was true to the book, as well as to reality. It seems ironic that this movie was made before the American invasion of Iraq and the book was written before our invasion of Vietnam! The movie portrays, among other things, the ignorance-based "idealism" that is used to drive America to war and the deceptions that are used to justify it. Different cultures, same arrogant assumption that somehow America can "save" others by going into civil war situations in other cultures with massive military force. A good story with insights into the European/American colonial approach to the world.
The quiet American is Michael Cane's best work. Also the movie feels very relevant regarding foreign adventures he US has become entangled in, both in the past and today.
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This is the second time Graham Greene's book has been made into a movie. Can't go wrong with Michael Caine. Great movie!
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FANTASTIC movie. Can't go wrong. Great to see the countryside and Saigon again. OSS/CIA...some things never change.
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Better acting (Michael Caine vs. Audie Murphy) and better sound score.
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A haunting film that heralds all that was to come in Vietnam.
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An old movie which I had seen before, enjoyed just as much.
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Well done remake. Excellent acting and cinematography.
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Really a good movie. I'm pleased.
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