More black than comedy

Rating: 6/10 (6 June 2002)

A skillful a drama as ever could be mustered, but crucially here, the humor is only derived from the one-dimensional stereotypical portrayal of the various UN nationalities and the savage media hordes. It is they who are needed to keep the story afloat. What eventually emerges however is a unique film that draws more on the absurdity of the situation and the futility of war than any deliberately conceived script innovations the writers could put together. A very worthy film with rather more black' than comedy'. More drama from this particular European conflict should be given a chance to be seen on film