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A very special movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. Back then, the first time I watched the damned thing, I had been following Marc Forster for a few years. Until he made 'Quantum of Solace', Forster had a pretty impressive track-record and he was, at least in my book, one of the most exciting directors at work at the time. Unfortunately, even though it was a box-office success, 'Quantum of Solace' was critically panned (personally, I don't think it was that bad though) and it seems that his career never really recovered from the blow. Anyway, before directing his James Bond installment, Forster made this interesting drama. Apparently, it is based on an international best-seller but I haven't read the book so I have no idea if it is really faithful. It's interesting because I always thought it had been critically successful when it was released but, eventually, it seemed that the critics were at the time not really blown away by the damned thing after all (Roger Ebert did love it though). Anyway, I thought it was well made, as usual with this director. I must admit that, at first, the story started rather slow and I was wondering where it was going but it was definitely worth the wait as suddenly it became really intense and, towards the end, the whole thing turned out to be quite fascinating to behold. Basically, it is a picture which deals with friendship, guilt and redemption and when it is finished, you'll probably keep thinking about it for a while. What also stroke me with this rewatch was that, back then, at the end of the 70's, Kabul and Afghanistan seemed to be so full of life and fairly prosper but, after 40 years of non-stop war, most of the people living there are starving with no prospects whatsoever which was and still is quite heartbreaking. Anyway, to conclude, I think it was a strong picture and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Marc Forster's work.ย 

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Added by johanlefourbe
13 years ago on 3 October 2010 06:26

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