Uneven film with moments of extreme gravity

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2016)

Beasts of No Nation.
There are moments in this film that are so heavy and so hopeless they are soul crushing. I literally cannot even...
However, it's like there are two films here... one so moving and authentic , and the other more like a TV drama. Idris Elba doesn't help... the accent is terrible,his acting for the most part sucks. and it feels like the producers were contractually bound to give him x amount of screen time. Screen time which does nothing for the film.
When this films shines it's amazing. I have never had the impulse to re-edit a film until now... it needs it.