That was an excellent one.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Some Strong Acting and Interesting On the Scene Filming of the United Nations Building Interiors Highlight this International Political Thriller. There May be a Bit Too Much Plot and Back Characters that Tend to Confuse or at Least Slow Down the Pace, it Nevertheless is Intriguing and Inventive Enough for Some Grown Up Entertainment Dashed with a Bit of Enlightenment for Those that are Uninformed.It Can be Heavy at Times but Never Overwhelming as it Tries to Keep Things Together, but that May Also Lend to Some of the Tension. The Film Forsakes any Razzle Dazzle the Way it Unfolds in a Steady Pace, Building and Building the Story Until the Slight Fizzle at the End.The Ending May be the Worst Part of this Noble Attempt, but it is Worth a Watch for Patient Types and is a Character Study, Focusing on Nicole Kidman's Tragic Story. Sean Penn Pretty Much Nails the Confused, Yet Determined Govt. Agent, but His Character is Saddled with an Unneeded Back Story of His Own.Overall, Not Bad, but Slightly Disappointing and is Not for All Tastes. It is Methodical and Meanders Occasionally but Maintains Just the Right Amount of Thoughtful Ponderings on Complex Relations Between Nations and the Complete Chaos that is the State of Affairs in Africa to this Day, and Today it has Unravelled So Much that this Might Seem Quaint in Comparison.

Not quite an eight: the script was not good enough. No one said anything memorable, for example. And the couple did not make out, although they should have. However, the point of this movie is that Nicole Kidman (playing the title role) is gorgeous. She's tall, has a good rack (even if padded) and a lovely, sensitive face. In this picture she has tons of back story involving family tragedy, rebellion, diplomacy and so forth, and she conveys the load in a restrained way that only makes her more sexy. Of course, her counterpart, Sean Penn (playing the Secret Service agent) is absurd: for a start he is almost a foot shorter in stature, and his face crumples so predictably under the weight of his own shattering back story (his unfaithful wife died a few weeks ago in a car crash). But they work quite well together, particularly when he confronts her at the end and gets her to disarm, although it is her own decision ultimately. They meet afterwards to resolve the question of her guilt, not to kiss. Altogether a decent, civilised film for grown-ups, although the reputed budget of $80 million again seems absolutely outrageous. Surely one-tenth of that would have sufficed!

This was a very intriguing movie, the dialogue between Silvia (Nicole Kidman) and Tobin (Sean Penn) was brilliant throughout. The story takes a very interesting angle at discussing the politics of genocide laden Africa, and a different look at race on the continent.It is a movie I would definitely recommend,I found it intelligent and unique. Nicole Kidman's use of her eyes brought a lot of emotion to the Silvia character, which spoke volumes at key points throughout the movie. There were a few points where I thought Sean Penn wasn't as emotional as someone in his shoes should have been, but that is the beauty of human nature, we all do cope differently.I gave it an 8.3/10 as I could connect with the story, the acting was above average, and the plot was different. A very well done film worth the view.

I found the movie not to be as good as the majority of the critics did. In my opinion it has many flaws, a lot of details in the plot are unclear and have remained so, and even the suspense could have been better. Worse of all, the ending is ridiculous and completely unbelievable.On the positive side, Kidman and Penn both perform very well and the chemistry between them is good. Also good is the plot in general openly inspired with the history and the present of Zimbabwe, and more precisely the story of Robert Mugabe. All in all, a little better than standard Hollywood fare, but nothing special.