Great film, but with strong apartheid overtones

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2009)

I could not help feel this film is a parody about how South African police bigots treated indigenous South Africans under apartheid. The parallels are throughput the film, from start to finish. The actor they chose for the lead cop role portrayed perfectly the arrogance and brutality. The film starts somewhat slow, but one gets a sense all is not what it seems. The film gathers momentum and the action becomes intense. Some may find the accent annoying, but it does add to the realism of the film. The technical effects are excellent. Another minor annoyance was the jerky camera work. I don't know why camera operators overdo this - it was almost as bad as those B-grade American law and order shows a few years which made viewers seasick. All in all it was a good film. It takes a great producer like the Peter Jackson to produce such am entertaining but disturbing film.