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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stones Academy Award winning masterpiece.

Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam war, to an embittered veteran paralysed from the mid-chest down.

Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the dischanted.

Zoe's Review

What can I say, 138 minutes of Tom Cruise :-). Sorry back to reality.

I think the above says enough about the film so I will concentrate on Holly's part.

We see a young Holly playing a girl called Jenny. Ron meets Jenny in a pool hall and propositions her (Lucky thing). Ron gets into a fight with a world war two veteran about Vietnam. After he has finished his manly game, he focuses on Jenny. They shoot some pool and he asks her if she wants to go to Mexico with him (Yes please). Jenny says she thinks he is crazy (Wrong answer). Next they dance for a while and Ron falls out of his wheelchair after having a bit too much to drink. We don't see any more of Holly after that.

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