re: Excellent movie

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2005)

I am not really a fan of Modern day movies. However, I loved this film. I especially liked the characters - Denzel Washington as Creasy Dakota Fanning as Pita. Radha Mitchell as Lisa also deserves special praises as well.
The characters mentioned above seemed to play against each other so well. It would have been even better if they would have allowed a "Love interest" to develop between "Creasey and Lisa" to even make the character have an even more emotional tie in with Pita.
This film reminded me of one the greatest movies ever made. And that is "Shane", that starred Alan Ladd. I believe it was made in 1953. But this movie is much more violent and upto date so to speak.
The character chemistry between Denzel Washington as Creasy Dakota Fanning as Pita is wonderful, and even more lines and scenes between them should have been allowed.
This film started slowly, but boy it did it build. In the end "Rooting" for the leading character (* Then you know you have a good movie!)
In older style movies you used to get this all the time. Or am I looking at things with rose speckled glasses?????
Brilliant movie, and on that will become touted a classic in years to come. Trust me. If you can't get by the violent parts of the film. You see what I mean...
Boy can Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning "act"..
One that you should have in your DVD collection. Trust me its good...
Do you agree???
Carl Brown Ipswich, England