Netflix's First Original Film Is A Winner....

Rating: 7/10 (26 October 2015)

I had been thinking to myself that Netflix had made other original films before, but this movie is being promoted as their FIRST original film. Okay- maybe I'm thinking documentaries-?? Well, anyway, I got around to seeing this film over the weekend, and it's a first-rate film about the war-torn experiences of such African countries where rebel armies rule the place, terrorizing local villages with murder and rape, while recruiting the local boys and young men.
One of my favorite actors right now, Idris Elba, stars as the charismatic rebel leader, who of course does not see himself as anything other than a hero of war, despite the atrocities he encourages. Abraham Attah is good in the lead role of the prepubescent boy who joins him after most of his family is murdered. I hope this movie is a good sign to come for Netflix original movies being made, especially after hearing Brad Pitt will be doing his next big movie there-?? But a big thumbs-up for their first major film!