Bold, but not without flaws

Rating: 6/10 (22 October 2012)

This movie is obviously meant as a statement and to raise awareness on some subjects, that especially Americans were not aware of. Europeans might be annoyed (as is evident in some of the comments here), you have to be aware of that. Angelina Jolie is a great actress and she might have watched some great directors work, but that doesn't mean she'd put out a masterpiece with this movie.
The central story does concentrate on the religion more than anything, which leaves out a large part of another conflict (Croatians vs. Serbians) and takes it easy with just Muslims being targets. While the it does only revolve around that (and does a caricature of the main bad guy), the central message is that of trying to understand another no matter our background. Of course the movie does raise some questions. Some subtle and some not so subtle (the ending for example!). Is it enough for you?