a damn good movie presented with a powerful truth

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2008)

The first time this came out I was desperate to watch it.The trailer was just awesome and there was a lot of hype about it.Never actually going to the cinemas to watch it,I bought it on DVD with high expectations,knowing how good Djimon Hounsou,Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennifer Connoly are and with Edward Zwick in the directors seat it was a sure thing. And I was just blown away by how good it was! The acting is superb,the setting is great,plot is just awesome and don't even get me started on the effects for the battles as they were just great.I absolutely loved the ending to the movie as the emotions combined with the music and cinematography created a stunning effect. I would also like to add the main point of how this film depicts the suffering of the people and how many lives it cost to produce ones wedding ring. It is the moral duty of everyone in more fortunate countries to understand the brutality of the world they live in, and what we must do to stem it.