A bad film

Rating: 1/10 (12 January 2009)

A nicely and at times beautifully photographed movie. The acting was adequate insofar as one presumes the director only wanted to depict two dimensional characters, i.e. the good always good, the bad always bad. Eastwood, in particular looked tired and merely walked through his role - a repeat of the same old Eastwood stuff.
The plot, combining together Eastwood as a Lone ( and deservedly lonely ) Ranger character and the always faulted premise, "My Enemy's Enemy Is My Friend", has the story line, which proceeds by rather predictable steps, of a common enemy uniting persons whose bigotry regarding each others race would otherwise have kept them apart.
This simplistic theme is embellished with violence, ( at one point Eastwood threatens to kill a child attempting to steal his car - since when has the death penalty applied to auto theft in the USA ? ) plus obscenity, racism, murder and rape.
Despite the films few moments of humour I left cinema feeling as though I had been in a sewer.
I am told by the US citizens I attended this with that it is an accurate and entertaining depiction of their fine countries current circumstances. I pray not.