Heroes

70s Drama
2 stars

Total bullshit. When I saw this movie back in the late 1970s, the ending was straight out of a psycho-post traumatic stress disorder nightmare, with Henry Winkler unable to conquer his demons. Well, this version has replaced that with Sally Field consoling Winkler on the grass, telling him it's okay. This was my sister's favorite movie, presumably with the downbeat ending intact. Up until the ending switcheroo, the film is sort of a late 1970s continuation of the tone of Two Lane Blacktop, only not nearly as strong. The Vietnam war is never tackled head on, and for some reason I find that particularly insightful in 2008. Winkler deserves props for the effort.