well anyway

Rating: 5/10 (8 March 2007)

Story line and content of great interest.
Overall, well researched.
It is a story I know something about from the diamond/mining/Oppenheimer/De Beers perspective in addition to the portrait of certain parts of Africa.
The overall structure and feel of the film I liked, so it is difficult to place the blame with the director, per se, for my disappointment with the film overall.
The dialogues and portrayals lacked something big. I am referring to the European parts mostly. In parts, extremely trite and, therefore, not taking advantage of the fantastic backdrop - both geographic and storyline - of which this story could have really exploited.
Im addition, I can think of several actors (well known and not so well known) who could have carried the protagonist role so much more convincingly and really left me with more insight...and a more pleasing result for a high budget film.