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Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Adam Peters (50%) This may be the most all over the place movies of recent years that if it wasn't for the fact that it's based off a real life story would be as toxic as nuclear waste. As at its heart there's a morality tale here quite unlike any other, and if it wasn't so confused it could be considered almost dangerous. For the fact remains that fighting fire with fire only leads to lots and lots of burnt dead people. This wants to be part drama/part intense action, but the drama side lacks true depth and the action is too badly shot to have any lasting impact, though this isn't a bad film by any means. Butler is well cast as a born again ex crook who takes no bull, and there's hardly a dull moment throughout with something always just around the corner. Overall a watchable time passer with a fair amount of meat on the bones, but it's not quite all there.

Leofwine_draca If ever there were a true story ripe for cinematic adaptation, this is the one. MACHINE GUN PREACHER tells the true-life story of Sam Childers, a biker turned born-again Christian who travelled to Africa to set up a church, save the children and kill a whole bunch of rebel terrorists in the process.It's a film you have to watch with a certain amount of tongue-in-cheek - after all, this is another spin on Hollywood's favoured 'white saviour' sub-genre - but the narrative is engaging enough for it to work as a movie. There are also strengths in the casting of Gerard Butler as the volatile, foul-mouthed Christian hero, while the supporting cast and African backdrop work well together.The only downside is that they picked Marc Forster to direct, and as anyone who's seen QUANTUM OF SOLACE will tell you, this guy's not terribly skilled behind the camera. Thus his action sequences are acceptable rather than spectacular, and when it's real people being killed it's kind of difficult to cheer the hero on. An interesting film then, but not exactly a favourite.

Raul Faust Well, this movie did well in the beginning while introducing Sam Childers. He was a complete chauvinist and violent guy who notably had a mental disorder, and his family had to deal with him everyday. After some while, Childers decides going to church and traveling to Africa in order to help the poor people that live there. The problem is that, as the story goes, we're able to notice that Butler's character believes to be a hero, even if it means killing lots of people because there is a war going on. It is interesting to remember that Hitler, and several other totalitarian presidents, began their career as "the world savers", growing their popularity until the horror began. It's very known that power corrupts men, and this movie mixes this subject with a predisposition that Childers always had. I mean, he always seemed to be an explosive guy that needed no reason to beat people up, so it was almost obvious to imagine he'd become something like that. The problem of this film is that... there is nobody to spectator feel identified with. The characters' lack of charisma let this movie a little boring, mainly if the audience doesn't enjoy religious advertisement. In my opinion, "Machine Gun Preacher" is just a regular film that entertains for some moments, but never delivers. We've seen better....

Dominic LeRose The true story of violent drug dealer Sam Childers is documented in an original and stylish way with a gritty and soulful performance by the perfectly casted Gerard Butler. Childers once being a violent drug dealer wanted something more in life and wanted to feel the ultimate redemption experience. Instead of hurting other gangs and doing drugs, he went off to Sudan to help the sick and poor and do something good in his life. However, Sudan being a rebel war zone, Sam was in for a rough experience causing him to use violence on the evil rebels in order to help innocent civilians. This interesting true story is documented in a form in which we see all aspects of Sam's adventure We get a perfectly timed situation of his life before he changed and how his bad actions shaped his life in prison. Then we see his transformation that isn't rushed or fake. He doesn't go to Africa right away or anything, instead we see some powerful adjustment. When we see Sam in Africa, we get a great representation of all aspects of his journey there. The orphanage he built, the children he meets, the protection required in order to save people, and many different emotions. Director Marc Foster gives a great visual appeal to making this film by using realistic settings and actors and a genius outline of this mans incredible journey. Not an overdoes of action sequences or making the sad scenes involving rebels like a "Rambo' film at all. Instead you get powerful war scenes that feel like something out of "Saving Private Ryan." This ultimate adventure is a story of redemption and the hard decisions faced when dealing with morality and saving others. Overcoming guilt is another theme i found extremely relevant, because most films involving redemption ignore the fact that the people probably feel horrible about themselves! This film has all the aspects of an action film with a powerful message and is the ultimate tale of redemption.