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Rating: “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”, based on a true story, is a film adapted from the biographical book of the same name by Joanna Molloy and John "Chickie" Donohue.
There have been and will still be films about the war in Vietnam, that's for sure, and this film is one of them.
There are at least two famous actors here, Bill Murray and Russell Ira Crowe, each with a small role, William James Murray (just “Bill” for friends) plays a former Colonel from World War II turned bartender at a Pub, and Russell, on the other hand, is a war correspondent photographer sent to the conflict in Vietnam.
The lead actor is Zachary David Alexander Efron (just “Zac” for friends), he also has his fame, he's certainly not a newcomer, but I suppose he's more well-known in the States than in the rest of the globe, and here he plays the protagonist of the very strange story told in this film, which in Italy is titled “Una birra al fronte”.
A title that reflects the story, that of a civilian (John "Chickie" Donohue) who, after becoming aware of his own insignificance, decides to do something for his neighborhood friends who left for the front, by boarding a merchant ship and carrying some items that his friends' relatives give him to deliver to their loved ones, like a rosary, a pair of socks, etc., plus, erm, a load of canned beers (yes, a duffel bag full of beers made in the USA) that he decided to give them to lift their spirits and make them understand that everyone in the neighborhood always thinks of them even though they're so far away.
Once landed in Vietnamese territory, Chickie immediately realizes that it won't be easy to complete his “mission”, going through numerous situations and becoming aware of the truth of the war, very different from what he believed and falsely reported by the propaganda of his beloved Ammerika.
In the end, Chickie will succeed in his intent, although many items will not be delivered to his friends since they died in the conflict. Upon returning home, he will tell the remaining friends and the Colonel bartender what he saw with his own eyes, declaring that this war is not as determined to defend the States from an enemy as previous wars were and nothing...
Actually, no, this time I wanted to tell the plot, something I have prioritized less in other reviews. The film is well set and quite realistic, with a soundtrack that well accompanies the flow of images in its little over two hours that don't bore at all and lead us to reflect once again on the horror and disgust that the powerful of the world force us to endure for their filthy interests.
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