Best known today for its harrowing Russian Roulette sequence, Michael Cimino's epic tale about a group of friends from a small Pennsylvania town is long and occasionally difficult movie; but there's no denying its inherent power, or the great effect at which life before and after its characters are shipped off transforms their lives forever.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
