SummaryWith money from an oil tycoon (Stack), Col. Rhodes (Hackman) recruits marines to go back into the jungles to find his son, who he believes is being held as a POW in Laos.
Directed By:Ted Kotcheff
Written By:Joe Gayton, Wings Hauser
Uncommon Valor
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Generally Unfavorable
38
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Generally Favorable
6.6
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50
Hackman's performance, beautiful photography by Stephen Burum and Ric Waite, and some effective action direction from Ted Kotcheff make this watchable, but the jingoist wish-fulfillment inherent in the material is ultimately disturbing.
50
Action fans may well find Uncommon Valor enjoyably familiar, but for others it will smack of war movie dej a-vu, despite the new angle provided by its concern for American soldiers missing in action in Vietnam.
50
The basic idea of Uncommon Valor is so interesting that it's all they can do to make a routine formula movie out of it. But they do.
40
All of the top talent involved - especially Gene Hackman - is hardly needed to make Uncommon Valor what it is, a very common action picture.
0
With Ted Kotcheff's hackneyed direction and Joe Gayton's cliche-ridden script, this version of "Missing" for the soldier of fortune set is one of the most reprehensible exploitation films of the year.
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Generally Favorable
6.6
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Jul 6, 2025
7
Solid, old school action scenes, Colorful, memorable characters, Anchored by a strong Gene Hackman performance, As he assembles team of Vietnam vets, Trains them, and heads to Laos to rescue POWs, Nice use of Thailand and Kauai locations, Final prison camp assault is genuinely exciting.
Dec 30, 2012
2
Stupid film made for stupid people. I guess that means I'm stupid for watching it.
