constant garderner

[marc26]

ive actually been wanting to see this movie since i saw its trailer. its about a british diplomat, played by ralph fiennes, who i think is always great. hes so regal. he is in africa, with his activist wife, rachael weiss. they are complete opposites. i dont want to ruin the movie. anyways, it is from the same director as City of God. i recommended this movie. he has a guerilla style way of shooting some scenes that are right up in your face. i really like it. i like it because he doesnt do it all the time, just to add a sense of being in that chaotic place. its a bit long winded but still a very good movie. has not good that good of reviews, but i would recommend it

[JayBee]

Originally Posted by marc26

ive actually been wanting to see this movie since i saw its trailer. its about a british diplomat, played by ralph fiennes, who i think is always great. hes so regal. he is in africa, with his activist wife, rachael weiss. they are complete opposites. i dont want to ruin the movie. anyways, it is from the same director as City of God. i recommended this movie. he has a guerilla style way of shooting some scenes that are right up in your face. i really like it. i like it because he doesnt do it all the time, just to add a sense of being in that chaotic place. its a bit long winded but still a very good movie. has not good that good of reviews, but i would recommend it

Saw it last week. Good acting, fabulous scenery. A very well-made film. I did enjoy it, and do recommend it. It holds your interest all the way.

The reviews I read raved about it, Oscar for Rachael Weiss, etc. It is funny how reviews can affect the way you think about a movie. Because my expectations were so high, it was difficult to live up to that level. I thought Rachel Weiss was very good, but I certainly hope there is a better performance from some actress this year.

All in all a very good film. But I thought it got a bit preachy. It was an outright indictment and condemnation, all in one, judge, jury, and guilty verdict for Pharmaceutical companies, and yet, it is just fiction! Are we supposed to believe this indictment of pharmaceutical firms or just laugh it off as a clever story. Hard to know what to say about that! And that is one aspect of the movie that I found unsatisfying.

JayBee