Reviews

I didn't used to like the stuff that went to heavy on the guns, drugs and hoes but this film helped me gain a greater understanding, that it was in fact a reality for these young men and millions of others.

The only thing I knew about this film before watching, was that it was in German, and I assumed that it featured a lady called Maria Braun and that somewhere she gets married.

This may be more to do with me than the film, but it is never a good thing to be bored when watching a film.

I knew that Vincent Gallo is a controversial figure, but wasn't fully sure why, and chose not to research this until after I had viewed the film, so that I could judge the film on it's own merits.

The film was well shot, I always knew what was going on without some crazy shaky cam shots that you often get in space films when things are less than calm.

The film has a lot of themes woven into it but ultimately is a story of a young couple that are in an inter racial relationship and the young man is going to meet his girlfriends family for the first time.

The film is a true story and has that advantage over other films that are similar but some of the other films that are 'fictional' or semi fictional seem to do it slightly better.

I also feel that the film keeps in touch with the sentiments of the other films in terms of Kong and his character.

It is a film that is superbly acted, well shot, excellently written and all that combined it just comes together to make a powerful and emotive film.

Some films I watch, I struggle to differentiate between the personalities of the characters throughout the whole film.