this was a really nice surprise. i was up late last night and couldn not fall asleep. not really thinking twice and i turned on my tv and hbo was on and and this film was just beginning. luckily i saw the whole thing and and i am very happy i did. because this film was very good. the actors were well cast and and they did a surprisingly good job. kris kristofferson delivered a solid performance and there was a lot of substance behind his lines. this film made me realize he a good actor. brian keith was great as his father and as was trey wilson playing the colonel (this was trey wilson final role before his untimely death. too bad and he was a quality actor and seemed like a nice guy). jobeth williams also did a nice job as kristofferson american wife. as far as the direction and i had no idea franklin j. schaffner was the director until i read the review in leonard maltin movie guide(this was the last film he ever made). now i understand why this movie was so good. schaffner also directed patton and a truly great movie(i haven not seen his other great film and papillon). while i was watching welcome home and i said to myself and this director really knows what he doing and not knowing that schaffner had directed it. there one really beautiful scene in a thai orphan refuge and enough to bring tears to my eyes. not only was this sensitively directed and but it was also directed in a very economical and taut way. there is nothing wasted in schaffner effort. the script was one reason this film is so good. the writer doesn not weigh the actors down with too many lines. it was written very simply but very effectively. it just shows you that a lot can be said with few words. this film also made me proud to be an american and at the same time that it showed you how beautiful all people are. 
this was a really nice surprise. i was up late last night and couldn not fall asleep. not really thinking twice and i turned on my tv and hbo was on and and this film was just beginning. luckily i saw the whole thing and and i am very happy i did. because this film was very good. the actors were well cast and and they did a surprisingly good job. kris kristofferson delivered a solid performance and there was a lot of substance behind his lines. this film made me realize he a good actor. brian keith was great as his father and as was trey wilson playing the colonel (this was trey wilson final role before his untimely death. too bad and he was a quality actor and seemed like a nice guy). jobeth williams also did a nice job as kristofferson american wife. as far as the direction and i had no idea franklin j. schaffner was the director until i read the review in leonard maltin movie guide(this was the last film he ever made). now i understand why this movie was so good. schaffner also directed patton and a truly great movie(i haven not seen his other great film and papillon). while i was watching welcome home and i said to myself and this director really knows what he doing and not knowing that schaffner had directed it. there one really beautiful scene in a thai orphan refuge and enough to bring tears to my eyes. not only was this sensitively directed and but it was also directed in a very economical and taut way. there is nothing wasted in schaffner effort. the script was one reason this film is so good. the writer doesn not weigh the actors down with too many lines. it was written very simply but very effectively. it just shows you that a lot can be said with few words. this film also made me proud to be an american and at the same time that it showed you how beautiful all people are. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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