robbierunciman-1
Joined Dec 2007
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I will not spoil the story for new viewers here but i enjoyed the way that it subverted genres and expectations. It is amusing seeing that some reviewers are calling it 'racist', such comments show that it worked. This is a must see movie that entertains and covers serious issues. Bradley Whitford is excellent and its great seeing a black actor as lead rather than prop to a white hero.
I enjoyed the movie - it was a bit paint by numbers but it covered a huge area of his life and his motivations, it was also a story of decline, the derring-do of the British empire and particular type of hero. I think that he has been overlooked because he 'failed' but the film shows how he respected the cultures he found, in contrast to the other members of RGS. The class-based snobbery of the period is also well represented. Highly watchable and recommended.
The movie was well made and entertaining up to a point. I won't give away any plot spoilers but the ending is exactly what you would predict for this type of movie - think most Dracula movies. I would love to say it was well plotted and thoughtful but seemed like a well-made b-movie. Technically superb and with some good acting but did not really do suspense very well in between scenes, some plot holes.