Very disappointed :(

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

In South Africa, Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) is chief of the Serious and Violent Crime Unit in Cape Town. Detective Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) is a drunken mess. His ex is with a rich guy and his son is looking for the child support. Detetive Dan Fletcher, Epkeen and Sokhela are investigating a dead young woman in the Botanical Gardens. She comes from a well-to-do white family. It leads them to a violent new gang with a new synthetic drug in a South Africa full of violence.A violent South Africa is an interesting new location for a movie. It's out of the ordinary Hollywood movie and it serves well for a tense crime drama. However it is odd to see two Hollywood A-listers to be the lead. It's not as bothersome as I expected. Bloom is almost unrecognizable at the beginning. Whitaker does his usual good work. I don't particularly like the ultimate villain. It should be more a simple drug crime thriller. Instead, the movie takes a turn halfway through. The Bond villains and the evil plan are too over the top. It also makes the violent backdrop to be a manufactured fake thing both cinematically and also created by the drug in the story.

This was a very good film indeed. The story was OK, set just after the passing of Mandela, the environment was very interesting. The main stars were the cast, nearly everyone surpassed expectations. Forest Whitaker takes the show as well as Orlando Bloom. Tell you the truth I was surprised by Orlando Bloom,I have seen him in various films and TV shows but this role was completely opposite of what he usually does, I wasn't 100% sure it was him until the credits rolled, well impressed indeed.I would recommend this film.It a great mix of action, emotions and hard truths.

A well crafted and powerful drama that never compromises. There really isn't much more that needs to be said. This is the type of movie Hollywood rarely makes. A movie with well developed characters, telling a gripping story, that leads to a meaningful ending.This is the type of product that comes from integrity, professionalism, and hard work. There's nothing particularly flashy or preachy. A strong compelling story that moves well and is believable. One that has characters you are invested in. Three homicide officers are tasked with investigating a drug murder. The officers are shown in detail as the investigation quickly evolves and then consumes them. At it's strongest the movie does an amazing job of presenting a believable South Africa. One that is moral, realistic, and hopeful.

It is not a remake of the '64 movie because of having the same name, but a story based on a novel of the same name. It is about the secret ethical war waged by the militant party against the Nelson Mandela's national party that set in the present South Africa. The theme was kind of true, but not the story which is totally a fictional. The movie talks about the unclassified mission, which is planned to solve the issue by a gang. As a socio-political suspense movie, does it fulfill what we expect? The answer is yes only if you do not desire for much bigger level like 'Bourne' movies.A young boy Sokhela who witnessed the murder of his father escapes from the scene. After the years later the country is forgotten what happened in the past, the racism is abolished. The 50 year-old Sokhela is now a police officer live with his mother. He is assigned to a recent homicide case. He and his men follow the clue which leads them to a drug dealer, which changes the plan and pace of the movie and appears to be a bigger conspiracy than they had expected. Along with the crucial battle between cops and gangster the movie also focuses to tell the story of the personal lives of the lead characters like marital problem and sexual struggle. Fixing the trouble in a relationship, sacrifice, revenge, all comes in the later parts.''If you want to make peace with your enemies, work with your enemies. Then they become your partners.''Good to see Orlando Bloom back in such a heavy role. If there is a sequel to it, then he's going to take the lead. I am praying for that because he has done a wonderful job in this movie. Could have anyone performed better than Forest Whitaker in a role he played? I don't think so, he was so incredible like always. A life giver for the characters he plays. Initially like all the detective stories the murder mystery was created enough curiosity about the upcoming events including the opening scene. Carried out well till the halfway, when it reveals so the gun fights takes the lead. The second half was a little stumble, but the pace was its advantage. I felt it was better than the recent Hollywood's cop movies like '3 Days to Kill', 'Shadow Recruit' etc. Overall a decent movie, which mostly favors because it was executed better.