I've just seen this film

OK so I have just been one of the first people to see this film. I was invited to the first public showing in Fulham, London and have this minute stepped through the door.

What did I think? Well lets start with the acting first. I have to say it was a great performance all around by all involved. Every actor/actress got into their roll in the finest of ways and you could tell they had studied every manerism of their characters in great detail. As for the settings, some of the best scenery in film I've seen in a long time.

The music score was also fantastic. Whoever put that together should be given a medal!

On to the film itself. It seemed to me that the cinema was completely split in half. On my side, whilst the film had all of the elements of something that should be awe inspiring, I felt the film was very slow for the first hour and only picked up towards the end. Given the stream of political films that is coming out now, this would be a very slow paced one. Not much drama and very little suspense. It was almost like a lack lustred City of God, with less violence that left me stretching out my legs and having a look at my watch until the last half hour or so.

On the other side (and my mate next to me was on this side), people were saying the film was excellent, that it gave them an insight into what really went on in South Africa around the 80's and early 90's. It was thought provoking and the level of acting was fantastic. My friend said it was one of the best films he has seen in the past couple of years.

The verdict? I guess you'll have to see for yourself. Watch the film and you will either love it to bits or be a trifle bored. Either way, don't take anything away from the fantastic acting, camera work, directing and music score. They are without fault.