ada
the leading man is my tpye
Organnall
Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,
Neive Bellamy
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
pedroafonso-63738
They say the movie badly, but it's just criticism. Nowadays for me, criticism is just a gauge, but the most important thing in choosing a movie to watch is the synopsis and the trailer before. As for the film, I think it is very interesting and intense, not only by the theme, but also by the interpretation of the main actors like that of the well-known actor Ben Kingsley, who plays a great part, with an extra-ordinary interpretation like never before.
contact-562-20249
Corruption, Corruption everywhere. Terrific movie about inner working of UN aid program in Iraq prior to the 2003 US invasion. Top notch acting.
Tony
It's predictable but interesting enough to see it through. Fails to name names other than the usual sacrificial scapegoat major organisations toss out to the wolves - I.E. press and public. The U.N. is generally considered a useless talking shop, but there's literally billions of pounds sloshing around it's various departments. This film retells what is the tip of the iceberg, add in national foreign aid programmes you understand why certain leaders of poor countries end up with more income than the nations GDP. To paraphrase Churchill, capitalism is awful but it's the best we've got. I do agree with others who mentioned the pointless even annoying expletives used by the Kingsley character. Some points yes it would have been effective, but you end up thinking is he some old school mafia boss or a U.N. under secretary.
BasicLogic
I felt very uncomfortable watching this young diplomat who was fooled by those bad guys from day one he was hired. This guy was trying so hard to look smart and cool but he was actually very stupid to realize he was just a tool, a stooge, a stool pigeon or even a broken kite manipulated by a vicious hand of his superior. This guy was an idealist and an idealist could not and should not be a diplomat. Ben Kingsley was a lousy cast, didn't play a role convincingly enough, an UN Under Secretary? Give me a break, man. He looked just like an under boss of Mafia, a diplomat criminal full of dirty words. But when you watched along, this young guy became more and more disgusting. He was just a stupid idealist did nothing right and lot of damages to a chaotic world.This film actually sucks big time. Why we have to watch a stupid young guy kept doing bad works?
