A well crafted portrayal on the frighteningly casual nature of Jihad and its workings in the modern day Middle East. The fashion in which the characters are called upon , to their goal, illustrates how such terrorist acts perceived as horrific in the west are viewed as needed and part of an otherness of impending destiny in such areas as the West Bank, in this case.
The acting is perfectly understated, further enhancing the message this film sends. Right and wrong is never clearly defined enough to provoke faiths, though still cleverly raising questions around the issues it aims to, allowing the audience to consider all contributing facets of the storyline. Personal vengeance becomes an issue making the film more intriguing towards the end. The final message being not as straightforward as initially thought.
Cleverly, and delicately created around issues that are obviously incendiary
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Drama - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Shelagh Fraser, Barbara Flynn, Keith Drinkel, Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Colin Douglas
Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
Soho_Black 19.09.2008 18:30
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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