Unfortunately, it was dreadful. I could not believe that a movie so poorly written, superficially thought out and painfully acted could be the product of the man who gave us "Excalibur."
The problem, I think, is that regardless of how weighty or factually based the subject matter, there is simply no substitute for the care and attention which go into honing a script, nuanced performances and overall subtlety.
The film resembled something rather like an inspired high school docu-drama on the horrors of Apartheid and the difficulties of the rapprochement between whites and blacks in South Africa after its fall.
The problem, I think, is that regardless of how weighty or factually based the subject matter, there is simply no substitute for the care and attention which go into honing a script, nuanced performances and overall subtlety.
The film resembled something rather like an inspired high school docu-drama on the horrors of Apartheid and the difficulties of the rapprochement between whites and blacks in South Africa after its fall.