top notch anti war adventure

Rating: Null/10 (17 October 2003)

This film is historically innacurate in its details but broadly correct in its general overall picture, basically 4000 zulus attack a small settlement, Rourkes Drift in south africa, held by roughly 100 British troops. The ensuing all action nerve jangling conflict is always interesting and thankfully shows even handed respect for both the Zulus and the British defenders, no one is shown as being right or wrong in any particular way, just the bravery of men and the futility and wastefullness of war is highlighted, handled in a thoughtfull but entertaining way, cant fault this film really, it doesnt even fall in to the old trap of glorifying colonial Britain, time is still found for usefull character development of the main figures, and repeated viewing does not make it any less entertaining, excellent.