The dramatic events of this movie revolve around the loss of American army in the Vietnam and the assignment of a US Captain to find and chases a colonel in his arm because of he behaves like insane and kills many innocents.
The new version shows that Coppola had originally intended something far more political, and while some of the new stuff could've remained lost, it does not diminish the movie's impact.
This is the one where [Coppola] honors his vision -- or clears his name, whichever way you look at it.
Slate
August 10, 2001
The restored footage, nearly an hour of it, has at once bloated and diluted the work we've known and half-loved, undercutting its still-astonishing strengths while making its flaws leap out with unprecedented clarity.
Slant Magazine
June 06, 2011
The episodic nature is less apparent in Redux, the pacing surprisingly smoother as a result.
