Why so much hype?

Disturbing yet enthralling

A lot of fun.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Goodness, I loved this movie when I watched it as a teen.But that was *because* I was a teen. And Jolie was pretty, and Owen was handsome. And they did noble things, they rescued people. What more could you want, right? Right?? I didn't see back then how offensive this film is. It's a romance, you see. Yes it is. But it makes a haunted face to convince you it's something more.And the reason I say this is because the film's setting is the Third World. Specifically, several different aid camps with thousands of hungering locals. But this has little impact on the main characters as people. It just works to push or staunch their affair.Owen, an aid worker, comes to London to fight for founding - so that Jolie can be impressed and help him out. Jolie rescues a child on her way to the camp - so that Owen sees she's wonderful and instantly falls for her. These are just plot devices.I thought it was pretty distasteful.There's also zero chemistry between the leads. Don't know how on Earth they achieved it, seeing how jaw-droppingly attractive they both are. Perhaps thanks to the script that gives their characters depth of overcooked shrimps.Summing up: RUN!!!

You might find this a good movie if you don't get a bad taste in your mouth watching a rather typical old fashioned love story in exotic settings, being played out among relief workers having real life tragedy all around them. If this movie pretends to really care for the unfortunate background characters, that really seems to be there to make our protagonists look heroic, it even does so in a very bad way. At no point are these people introduced to us as other than set pieces, colorful background. They are there to make you forget, that the Jolie character actually seems like an extremely selfish woman. She leaves her husband and later one, then again later two children, to run round the world seeking for true love (not that she cares much for the dying around her either, she's there for her man). And my argument for the romance being cliché? Well have the man first detest the woman (but hey, they are the stars, so we know where they'll end up) and her fighting for his respect (the only time Jolie seems to care for other people is till she gets his attention - again even the character use these unfortunate like props). Then changes of location, one more exotic and strange than the other (By the way, how does Africa look like, is that not something like earth tone color? And Tjetjenia is rather blue and it snows of course and you hear gun fighting every single second. We know the Jungle from Apocalypse Now, so we'll remake that).All in all boring, but worse distasteful. Only reason for this entry is that i read that Jolie is actually an ambassador for UN and these cases and wonder however she could agree to do this? The film does show some aspects of corruption and politics standing in the way of real aid, and that may be new to many? But far more interesting movies could be made on that subject, we don't need a love story as sugarcoating.

Good film. I still do not understand all this desire to discredit, underestimate movie about serious events. Really do not understand. The film tells a good story of love between actors as hypocrites Jolie and Owen. Remarkable scenes showing the drama of hunger and poverty in Africa in the world. Listen to me, let losing judgement on film this film is 10. What you do not like? The tragedy of poverty, indifference towards those who are dying of hunger? I wish that I appointed films really beautiful to see! I am so tired of all these negative reviews. You rejected the film, I reject you. The reviews on this site are very mediocre

My sister had tried to get me to watch this movie several times, so finally, I relented. Am I ever glad that I did. Not to mention a great story line, the acting is incredible, and the casting is wonderful. Being a movie fan, I knew, however, that one of the main characters were more than likely going to die. I kept thinking it would be Nick (Clive Owen) who died, but when Sarah (Angelina Jolie) stepped on the land mine, I thought, "Oh, no". I had to actually stop the movie several times, so that I could calm down. When the soldier gave the baby the hand grenade, I had to stop the movie once again, just to cry, then I resumed. It is truly one of the most heart wrenching movies that I have ever seen. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see an excellent movie.