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Wow what a bad movie. It's a shame that a great actor like Jonathan Rhys Meyers had to stoop so low to play a predictable character as his in this movie. As someone who lived through the turmoil of the Vietnam war years, this was a complete cartoon of what life during those times really was like. Filled with tired anachronistic dialogue with many terms and expressions that didn't come into common use for another 40 years, an examination of the "plot" would only be redundant. It can only be said that just about every scene can draw a direct line to better movies from the genre. Go see the classic Vietnam era movies made from 1976-1999 Avoid this one like a minefield!

Sarah Cannon was my aunt's sister. I only met her once, at my aunt's funeral. I knew she was a legend but was too young to really appreciate her legacy even though I knew she was truly the queen of country music. I really enjoyed this documentary and it helped fill in some of the areas that I have since learned about the depth and breadth of her career and character. My only regret is that the documentary failed to mention how much she did to include such great black country musicians as Charlie Pride etc. She faced a lot of resistance to her stand on breaking the color barrier but never backed down. Without her leadership and advocacy, it might have been years later before Charlie Pride could have taken the stage at the Ryman Auditorium. I will never forget the few seconds that I had when she introduced herself to me. My first cousin, Dudley West was briefly interviewed in this film. He knew her and her entire family intimately and I was very glad that his insight was included.