Xixo is one of the Bushmen of the Kalahari. His children Xiri and Xisa come along on a hunt. The kids are on their way home when they follow tire tracks. He get on the truck of the ivory hunters and get stuck as it takes off. Xixo chases after them. Meanwhile Dr. Ann Taylor from NYC is in Africa for a conference. She accepts a flight from zoologist Dr. Stephen Marshall on his ultralight plane. They crash in the Kalahari. Marshall is hounded by a skunk. A Cuban soldier and an African soldier are fighting each other.
One of the main problem is that the movie is scattered with five main characters and four others that have big roles. The attention is scattered through all of these characters off in different places doing their own things. The story is all over the place. The slapstick is really broad and silly. The only truly compelling section is Xiri being chased by a hyena. It's something I've never seen before and something really memorable. I don't hate this but it's really dumb at times. Also I don't know how fast a bushman runs but it's unreal that he chased down the truck. The two doctors are not good enough to be funny and the two soldiers are horribly cartoonish. It makes the movie have clashing tones.
One of the main problem is that the movie is scattered with five main characters and four others that have big roles. The attention is scattered through all of these characters off in different places doing their own things. The story is all over the place. The slapstick is really broad and silly. The only truly compelling section is Xiri being chased by a hyena. It's something I've never seen before and something really memorable. I don't hate this but it's really dumb at times. Also I don't know how fast a bushman runs but it's unreal that he chased down the truck. The two doctors are not good enough to be funny and the two soldiers are horribly cartoonish. It makes the movie have clashing tones.