Two combat soldiers in Vietnam have their fill of slaughtering women and children so head for the hills, oh wait they're already there, in which case they instead desert the military and the country and become the equivalent of seedy town beach bums. They hang out at the local bar, drink, smoke herb, and not much else. That is until they are approached by a man offering them a job training local troops to guard a wealthy family against guerrilla rebels. They at first decline but then the lure of a steady paycheck convinces them to accept the proposition. Somehow the C.I.A. become involved and the two friends find themselves in a 'Nam flashback fighting for the U.S. government.
If you enjoy the work of low budget Philappine filmmaker Cirio Santiago (Eye of the Eagle, Firehawk, Final Mission) you'll enjoy this film as it shares a similar style and subject matter, albeit this film takes a much more cynical, nihilistic, and hippie style protest view of the U.S. and it's Military. Troops in 'Nam are portrayed as baby killers and the government as inherently evil. Of course it's all executed in such a simplistic and laughable fashion that it comes off as mostly benign, allowing one to enjoy what is essentially an action exploitation film, and the action is nicely staged with a generous amount of time devoted to the combat scenes. Recommended.
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