Not bad but too violent

Rating: 6/10 (17 September 2006)

LORD OF WAR fulfilled my expectations and was better than INSIDE MAN that I saw last week-end. Both films are accompanied by a narration but my wife doesn't like movies that are narrated. LORD OF WAR kept my attention from start to the end. There was a great message to the audience that all countries exporting and producing arms should respect the rules. It was mixed with some violent scenes and I think that these bloody parts were created to show how serious this problem really is. The picture was fine and all the actors delivered a solid performance. The story opened very wide my eyes and I could feel with Yuri's brother what he meant. Don't expect a great action flick because I imagined much more from them as the air plane scene for example that I liked. All in all it's a remarkable one that is worth seeing. 6/10.
If you liked it I recommend also THE CONSTANT GARDENER, TEARS FOR THE SUN or HOTEL RWANDA.