This is an excellent, well-directed movie.

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2006)

This excellent movie, based on an actual historical event, captivates me each time that I see it. It is well-cast with actors who establish their characters quickly and the relationships between the characters are very believable. The filming is spectacular in its location and precise in its details. Even after watching it probably twenty times, I have never found either discrepancies of continuity, which I find particularly annoying, or any other weaknesses. Whether one is sympathetic to the British empire-building ethic, or deplores the carnage which they considered to be a necessary part of the process, one is left admiring the determination of this small band of men and the bravery of the Zulu warriors defending their land. Having read other comments, I must add that I am a woman and this is my favourite movie. I believe that I must be in a minority.