Reality always works...

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2007)

Good film. This movie has all the ingredients a film of its kind needs: Action, drama, romance, and a real historical base on which to build. It is therefore no wonder that it succeeds in providing more than two hours of very good entertainment. Could it have been better? Of course, but then again what couldn't?
I found myself in agreement also with the Academy on this one (a rare occasion). All five Nominations are well deserved, even though none of them may have been quite good enough to actually receive an Oscar award. I was positively surprised by DiCaprio (who never was a favorite of mine anyway). His performance was very good, he is really starting to mature now (finally). In other I believe the strongest aspect of this film is that it deals with the African reality with eyes wide open, no compromises, no wholes barred. It shows it like it is, and it paints a very powerful picture in doing so.
Not a masterpiece, but highly recommended.