Strong performances bring this very real story to life

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2006)

Im not going to get to much into this comment...but I will say this:
This is down right one of the best most moving films that I have ever seen in my entire life. I was left in a state of shock walking out of the theater. I Haven't felt this way about a movie since seeing saving private ryan for the first time in theater so long ago. What really struck me the most about this movie was how "non-hollywood" it was. It out you right there in Sierra Leone. It was so amazingly realistic, almost like you were watching a documentary. Im not a big fan of Dicaprio, and that some what turned me off about seeing this movie at first, but 10 minutes into the movie, you will totally forget about that. Let me reassure you, after seeing this (and the Departed),He is not that sissy pretty boy he was in Titanic. He has grown up and this movie really shows it. As my gf and I walked out of the theater, got in the car, and drove home, there wasn't much said between us. You don't really want to talk about it. It evokes such strong and powerful emotions, that it almost leaves you speechless. You just think, wow, that was amazing but at the same time, you realize that what you just watched actually is going on over there. I felt like driving straight to my bank and donating everything that was in my savings account to the people of that country. It's a fairly long movie, but it never leads you astray. The entire time, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. It is a very tightly constructed movie and it never loses its focus. From its quick "throw you right in the middle of it" beginning to the powerful end, the movie will captivate you. I will be greatly disappointed if the movie doesn't receive best picture come Oscar time.
(FYI, I've been coming to this sight forever now, but I don't like to type...so this is the first review I have ever written, and thus, posted...so I apologize if it didn't make much sense)