An hour too long and slap the cameraman

Rating: 6/10 (27 July 2004)

Great premise; good characters; wonderful location. I truly felt transported to a dangerous place for Americans to live with their children. But the movie dragged at too many points. I could of left another 45 minutes on the cutting room floor. The cinematography has a lot of that SNAP! stylized feeling to it; Sorry, it's cool the first few times but then really annoying. A few too many plot holes that left me asking WHY??? Why is Creasy Bear an alcoholic? What did he do that torments him? We see a short flash, but the answer is not truly revealed. The movie will definitely stay with you for a day so the drama is there, the sadness is there, revenge is everywhere and of course Denzel is there. Dakota Fanning is a natural on the screen.