Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

juneebuggy Enjoyed this, it has a very original feel and is helped along by solid acting from Gere, Howard and even Eisenberg. I enjoyed the tone of this movie; serious yet sarcastic, realistic yet as the opening title card says "Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true." Terence Howard narrates throughout as we follow a young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent as they embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia.There's nothing really flashy about this, no huge special effects but the story is intriguing, and I enjoyed seeing things from a journalist's perspective. The fact that they're able to stumble upon "The Fox" even though the CIA "can't" find him, is comical. Some of the scenes were wrapped up a little too easily. Gere's character is heartbreaking, he's so broken. Was impressed by Eisenberg especially in the torture scene with the tattooed dude with the axe, he looked genuinely scared. 8/24/14

sharpshtik The propaganda, the plot, the script, the characters, the casting and the acting are awful. This movie is a sloppy mess from top to bottom. Expect left wing propaganda where Muslims are portrayed as peaceful victims and Christians are portrayed as killers. Out of intense, mutual hatred, each side did horrible things in civil wars in the former Yugoslavia, but since socialists, communists and Muslims have been united for at least a century now the left wing media generates lopsided stories based on lopsided reporting. Jesse Eisenberg is one of the worst and most annoying looking and sounding actors in existence, yet he keeps getting cast in movie after movie. The characters are unrealistic, which is consistent with the entire story. The movie comes across as a half-hearted attempt that rushes though a story with one shallow segment after another.

lewaq I'll stay clear from anything with Richard Gere from now on. This movie is ridiculous. I don't even know where to start. Bosnians switch to perfect English as needed (heavy accent is a must though). In Sarajevo, we're given impressions our heroes are in constant danger, yet they park their car just outside their hotel on regular basis. But the biggest rip-off is the ending. "The Fox" has 10 bodyguards. But he goes hunting only with his sharp-shooting friend. Our heroes scare him with a bang, so he drops his rifle and runs away, leaving his sniper friend behind and they just catch him without any weapon, like they were playing some game of tag. Acting is missing altogether. I was hoping Terrence Howard would work it a bit, but he was just playing guitar and throwing swearwords around. The only character that does any acting job at all is Mark Ivanir in the comic role of UN commander Boris. I give it an extra star for bringing attention to war in Bosnia, damages that have been done, and UN's failure there.

bothapatak I watched this movie yesterday and I'm still having stomach ache, because of it. This is a way to far from the worst movie I've ever seen, but may be the racist movie of the decade. Once again, the Serbs are filmed as bloody, filthy, freaky bustards that only live for killing and raping. This is the worst prejudice of one nation that is ever filmed on the movie screen! I write this review after Radovan Karadzic is already imprisoned in Hague tribunal. So they finally get him... but who arrested him??? Was it American journalists or CIA or Interpol? NO! Serbs arrested him and took him to justice, without US to interfere. OK, a long time passed before Karadzic was arrested, but better now than never.And what about the end of the movie? What kind of human-beings leave a man suspected for war-crimes ( still not convicted), without a fair trial or any trial? Is that an American justice? No human rights for all... Should we people make our own law and judgements or leave it to courts? This movie is filled with prejudice, hate, and misunderstandings. So, don't waste your time watching it.