Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
... View MoreIt’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
... View MoreThe performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
... View MoreThere are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
... View MoreThis is an excellent film. Detailed and full of history.
... View MoreNo doubt, an amazing movie directed by the one and only Mel Gibson. Starting from the story to the acting to cinematography, everything is very realistic and top notch which makes this movie a must watch for all film enthusiasts. Loved the movie and I have watched it more than 5 times - Sujan Azad Parikh.
... View MoreIf the attraction of films is immersion into another reality, this bad boy fills the bill and then some, on steroids. We go to the heart of the South American jungle at the start of the decline of the Mayan civilization, just before the arrival of invading Europeans, and Mel Gibson's evocation of the times puts to shame nearly every historical epic before, very nearly the history lesson of teachers' dreams, and then there's the story of a simple family man trying to survive in a violent world. Gibson may well be the D.W. Griffith of his time, emboding sensational film making and bad politics simultaneously ... but so what? Hollywood needs to forgive him. I have.Although slow and sometimes difficult to understand, this is truly a visual masterpiece with so many brilliant performances it's hard to choose who to credit first. A fantastic voyage of a story which integrates you with these people and allows you to feel part of the gang; but then that's all spoiled by the ending which confuses my sense of time. At first it seems to be of the Mayan era but then the ships come along with a completely different period of clothing. I'm not sure if this was intentional to show that such barbarism was still in full swing in 'modern' times or to just be annoying. Good film though.
... View MoreIn my view, this is perhaps Gibson's best film. It's theme can be summarized as "escape and survival" and it does not take long for the movie to grab you and keep you paralyzed until it's last minute.As always, Gibson gives paramount importance to authenticity and atmosphere. Even though full historical accuracy obviously has been forced to give way to practical considerations in some instances, this movie still has a very "real" feel to it; the characters all speak authentic Mayan accents and the producers have done excellent scenography work. The film contains some gut-wrenching depictions of violence, but they all serve the purpose of authenticity and never devolve into aggrandizement. By all accounts, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica was an exceedingly brutal time and place to be alive in – Gibson captures this without going overboard.There is no false advertising with this movie – it gives you exactly what it says it will. It is 100% suspense from start to finish. Warmly recommended.
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