Disappointment for a huge fan!

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Not sure why this received so many "accuracy" insults... at no point does the movie claim to be based in fact...Howeve, for those of us looking for a great story, impressive acting, great CG, and fast paced action, it really doesn't get much better than this...Highly recommended

I went into this fully expecting and looking for brain candy. This film is the black licorice of brain candy.

Laughable hokum from Roland Emmerich about a prehistoric man on a quest to rescue his woman. Steven Strait plays our hero in love with Camilla Belle, who sports an unconvincing pair of blue contact lenses. They're distracting really. One day some foreign raiders show up and kidnap a bunch of people from Strait's tribe, including Belle. Strait heads off in pursuit, accompanied by Cliff Curtis and a few others. Curtis, by the way, is the only actor who comes out of all this smelling like a rose. The others just can't rise above the silliness they're stuck with. Anyway they follow the raiders and eventually catch up, briefly rescuing Belle only to lose her again. Where the movie goes from there I don't want to spoil because it has to be seen to be believed. Some of the special effects are good but they get spottier as the movie goes along. The saber-tooth tiger is cartoon-interacting-with-human stuff. The action scenes are not impressive, especially the chase scenes where things move so quickly and get jumbled together that you have trouble keeping track of which person you're watching being chased. Is it dark dreadlocks guy in fur #1, #2, or #3? Oh wait it's dark dreadlocks GIRL in fur this time. My mistake. They all look alike from behind. It's a silly movie by its very concept. If it didn't take itself so seriously it might have been more fun. But it does and it isn't. If you do watch it, look out for those giant ostriches. They're trouble.

This film to my mind has a remarkably poor overall rating - suspend your logic whilst watching and just enjoy the quality effects and the excellent locations. This is not Citizen Kane but when compared to other caveman flicks this has to be the best out there. The narrative is pretty simplistic and the acting is basic at best but the overall prehistoric environment that the producers have created is certainly engaging which provides both good action sequences and science fiction/fantasy moments. I would recommend any one interested in the fantasy genre to give this a glance but not to expect too much in relation to character development or intelligent plot lines. The other aspect of this film which I enjoyed was it's nod to antediluvian theories and how ancient civilizations possessed technologies we can no longer harness. Overall this is a film I would watch again and would recommend fantasy fans to give it a go especially if you don't mind occasionally having to endure a scene that is both bemusing and over the top. But by definition that is fantasy isn't it?