Will you call me?

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2007)

It comes as almost no surprise that Academy Award Winner Jennifer Connelly (not that I respect AMPAS but I do respect the title attributed to the actress) - portrays her role as journalist effectively. Not much emotional gravitas for Connelly here, maybe a good cry after some loss and even some appealing feminine foxiness in her part as a photo journalist. Again, expected but something always worth noting with Jennifer Connelly.
The surprise IS DiCaprio manages to pull off an adequately intense and gallant portrayal as the Briton/smuggler/journalist on the quest for the big piece. Zwick does a decent job as well, and I particularly liked the juxtapousition of scenes in the beginning when violence and exploitation is carried out in the jungles.... and it is merely being talked about in a cozy, comfortable conference room. Third World. First World. And also one of the end scenes where DiCaprio phones Connelly from the warm, blazing warzone; while the latter is in a cruise ship with cooler or colder colors. Those are things worth taking note of as a film student.
All in all very watchable, worth a rental in the least.
9/10