Had high hopes for this. Hotel Rwanda is one of my top movies and I expected similar here except for a hotel, the setting would be a family. I was expecting ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU set during the Rwanda massacres.
Alas, that's not that this movie is about. This movie literally throws in everything and the kitchen sink trying to bring up all sorts of topics and completely loses itself over and over. The cast is not good and half of it serves no purpose. It appears to be there for some emotional appeal but such is not developed. The characters are bland, flat out rude, distant, acting as if they just met on a set and decided they need to read their lines and go do something else....
The movie also suffers from historical accuracy of set decor; it is way too westernized, contradictory to how life was in africa in the 80s and early 90s. I can forgive some things but when the cast trots around dressed as if they are strolling in paris, I take an objection to that!
Short way to put it, it lacks grit. And you cannot have african civil war without grit; if you cannot convey the basic elements that you are in 90s Rwanda/burundi/etc amidst a looming and impending crisis, what are you doing trying to direct anything? You have already failed and you should have your project cancelled.
I just did not care. No memorable scenes, no character development - i mean who are 90% of the people on screen type issues. Bland and boring cast. There is no other way to put it... Just not done well. Then it becomes downright offensive as it inserts edited footage of the cast to pass it off as original 90s vhs footage of real life. Just stop. The ending had me rolling my eyes too, and yes that too, was emotionless and pointless.
The only people who will like this are those who will not watch it but will imagine what they want it to be. If you watch it and have any background knowledge of what took place there and how life was, this movie will simply offend with its lifeless interpretations of every scene.
Alas, that's not that this movie is about. This movie literally throws in everything and the kitchen sink trying to bring up all sorts of topics and completely loses itself over and over. The cast is not good and half of it serves no purpose. It appears to be there for some emotional appeal but such is not developed. The characters are bland, flat out rude, distant, acting as if they just met on a set and decided they need to read their lines and go do something else....
The movie also suffers from historical accuracy of set decor; it is way too westernized, contradictory to how life was in africa in the 80s and early 90s. I can forgive some things but when the cast trots around dressed as if they are strolling in paris, I take an objection to that!
Short way to put it, it lacks grit. And you cannot have african civil war without grit; if you cannot convey the basic elements that you are in 90s Rwanda/burundi/etc amidst a looming and impending crisis, what are you doing trying to direct anything? You have already failed and you should have your project cancelled.
I just did not care. No memorable scenes, no character development - i mean who are 90% of the people on screen type issues. Bland and boring cast. There is no other way to put it... Just not done well. Then it becomes downright offensive as it inserts edited footage of the cast to pass it off as original 90s vhs footage of real life. Just stop. The ending had me rolling my eyes too, and yes that too, was emotionless and pointless.
The only people who will like this are those who will not watch it but will imagine what they want it to be. If you watch it and have any background knowledge of what took place there and how life was, this movie will simply offend with its lifeless interpretations of every scene.