Beasts Of No Nation Review

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2015)

When I heard that NETFLIX were making a movie I was very intrigued, I simply had to see it! To be honest I was worried that it would turn out to be one of those films where the makers try to hard to make a powerful, Oscar worthy movie that never quite manages to please the viewer. Surprisingly this movie hugely exceeded my expectations!
First let me start by saying the acting was absolutely sensational, the best from a child I have ever seen! Abraham Attah, plays main character "Agu", who at the starts off as a happy, innocent young boy who gradually becomes torn apart by the war and is exposed to such a nasty way of life. Attah delivers a superbly believable performance, which I could feel the sheer terror emitting from him out of the screen. But not to mention Idris Elba who really did make this movie and was brilliantly casted! Elba plays "The Commandent" a nasty and monstrous man who has been plagued by the dark sides of life, who accepts Agu into the rebel army and develops a fondness for him.
Director Cary Fukunaga perfected this film and has made an incredibly emotional, gritty and harrowing movie, which gives the audience a very good perception on child soldier ism. I will say this movie was extremely hard to watch and is definitely not for the faint of heart. It is a truthful and incredibly powerful picture that everyone should see! My rating: 8.8/10