Reception
Critics both praised and criticized Platoon for its presentation of the violence seen in the war and the moral ambiguity created by the realities of guerrilla warfare, when unit leaders have to make a choice between saving the lives of their own men and taking those of suspected guerrilla sympathizers. Roger Ebert gave it four out of four stars, calling it the best film of the year, and the 9th best of the 1980s.
The film currently has an 87% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 86%.
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