Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

jimbo-53-186511 Officers Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) and Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) begin investigating the death of a young woman who has been killed by an illegal drug that has recently been supplied to her. In addition to investigating her death, Sokhela and Epkeen also discover that several black people within the area are also either dying or disappearing in mysterious circumstances. Both officers believe that there is a link between the woman's death and the deaths involving black people and set about trying to establish how all the deaths are connected....Given South Africa's rather turbulent and fraught history regarding its 'race-relations' policy a film like Zulu can either be seen as brave or misguided. As an open-minded person myself I tried to view this film objectively and basically take it for what it is and sadly even going in with this forgiving mind-set I still left feeling rather disappointed....For a start the story is unbearably slow and just isn't that compelling (all this despite the fact that it is possibly interesting when looked upon from a recent historical perspective). I haven't read the book and therefore I can't comment on how the characters are perceived in the original source material, but in this film with Whitaker and Bloom I felt like the screenwriters were attempting to portray their characters similar to Murtagh and Riggs from Lethal Weapon - this is more noticeable with Bloom who is the unhinged, gung-ho police officer with a drink problem. The difference between these two films is that Riggs was better developed in Lethal Weapon in that we at least understand why he behaved the way that he did? Bloom's character shares similar traits, but we're never really given any explanation as to why he is the way that he is? Is it because his marriage broke down? The problematic relationship with his child was badly handled and his constant visits to his ex-wife were distracting and often dragged the story in a direction that it didn't need to go in. All this makes him hard to take to as a character and even harder to like or care about. Forest Whitaker gives another good performance and his character is slightly better developed, but again he isn't a particularly interesting character (the most interesting thing about watching his performance was seeing his Idi Amin accent come out of retirement once more).Once I'd made the analogy between the two cops here and the two cops in Lethal Weapon it only reminded me of how dull this film is in comparison. Whilst it may be set during a rather important period in South Africa's history the film sadly is held back by dull and uninteresting characters, and a story that isn't as compelling as it may seem due to its rather plodding nature.

Tom Fisher Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom give decent performances and the setting of a crime ridden South Africa is refreshing. The plot centering around a new mysterious street drug is compelling until the second half, where corny one liners and overblown conspiracies ruin what could have been a slow paced, dark and compelling crime thriller.The film is available right now on Sky Movies in the UK and most other on demand services to rent and is worth a watch on the cheap during a boring evening. Its dark, and at times brutal, so if you are squeamish, its not worth a watch.6/10 Decent

mcgwire-08943 I do not understand how relevant and extremely well written and acted films like this are ignored. I was so lucky to have come across this film and am a far better person for having watched it. Forrest, Orlando and excellent ensemble cast are truly brilliant!! Art like this deserves a mass audience! Seems a strange rule to force people to write ten lines when I made my point already. So I will plug another ignored film. Quite different but just as brilliant and " a must see" is "Youth". It seems that the films that are pushed by the media are the ones that are purely sensationalistic or have the effect of continuing to dumb people down.

mspradeesh786 At first look, it looks like two detectives out to solve a murder case but as the movie and events unfold the plot gets murkier.The movie does not have the punch to the likes of "The fugitive" or " The Bone collector".It is slow in pace and the last 10 minutes makes it look like a Hollywood flick in the likes of Clint Eastwood.After watching the movie; you will have a notion that it is a take from real life events although it's fictional. Drug abuse is the core of the movie-In this case drugs are used to eradicate a race in itself. The movie concentrates on efforts by the duo detectives to nail the perpetrators and they do it effortlessly in the end.Worth a watch anyway.