Reviews

Notwithstanding the clear political agenda, this movie is one of the fastest paced 130 minute action movies i can remember. And despite becoming famous with a pretty face, Leonardo is a very capable actor and potentially one of the great actors of his generation. Jennifer Connolly pulls her own weight. The standout is Djimon Hounsou, who ultimately carries much of the movie.

There are definitely moments when the special effects remind one of Apocalypse Now, but in this case, the action includes the main characters in most scenes, making the intensity of effect all the more real.

The child who plays Dia is also to be noted, as he acts both in words and facial effects, in a role that must truly risk emotional scarring.

All-in-all, one of the top ten movies of the year, in my estimation.

This has got to be one of the nicest gay coming of age stories that must resonate with every gay man... and probably a hell of a lot of other people who have felt alone in high school or college. Strongly recommend it. It also avoids some really easy ways to make this formulaic.

A reasonable religious movie not billed as such. When I saw this movie at Blockbuster, it seemed to be a reasonable light family type movie. Instead it is a nearly 2 hour informercial for LDS/Mormons. I have nothing against LDS, but did not want to nor was interested in being proselytized to. Unfortunate that Disney could not have been more forthcoming about what this movie is really about.