An overview of the recent ( post- WW2, Cold War, Nam, etc. ) unfortunate history of our government's misuse of power, and of the official lies and classified 'secrecy' to cover it up. It's good background to help in the understanding of our current experience of the same. But nothing new. ( P.S. Kev's PICkS : For a true 'profile in courage' about a Vietnam warrior vet... see "The Most Dangeriuos Man In America",. about Daniel Ellsberg and the Petagon Papers.)

This movie is a son's account of his father, with input from his mother, and others who knew the father. It is a documentary infused with strong feelings, and remarkable insights into the failures of US foreign policy in Vietnam. The conclusions are straighforward, but the path to those conclusions is full of the mystery and confusion of a son and wife growing up at the perimeter of a secret, powerful life.

For a man that nobody knew, there sure were an awful lot of people who did know him and knew him very well! There are interesting interviews with high level officials - KGB even! So it is well worth watching.

It was O.K for a home TV movie. I was entertained and interesting. But it was NOT worth the long library wait or the price to rent from a Red Box. "I fast forwarded a lot but not all the way.”

This doesn't offer much to say about Colby and is more of a primer on Vietnam. Just not a very in-depth or interesting documentary.