gruesome but great!

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2007)

The film gripped me throughout - the links to historical events I remember such as the Asians being thrown out made the horror of the regime more real for me. The blood and death depicted in the film was certainly not gratuitous. The only issue for me was the ending which seemed to be tacked on to add a dramatic end but didn't ring true. Whitaker certainly lived up to the praise he has received but to me McAvoy who I've admired since he was in Shameless had more subtle characterisation and therefore a harder part to play which he did amazingly. Can't wait to see him again and I hope he gets more challenging roles like this one.