IslandGuru
Who payed the critics
StunnaKrypto
Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Bluebell Alcock
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Ortiz
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
davidfstephan
Superbly acted drama that captures the racial tensions of South Africa. Bean, aside from his dodgy blonde mullet, is brilliant as the supremely talented John Hurt. It also works as a travelogue and some of the camera work is spellbinding. The supporting cast is also very strong and the script strikes a nice balance between showing sympathy and the reality of situation of both parties. Bean handles the South African accent superbly and shows great sensitivity. I won't spoil the ending for those who haven't watched it yet but it is worth the wait.One of those movies that slipped under the radar. Like a fine wine it looks even better with 20 years of maturing under it's belt.
Homer900
On how to make a good film. This was shot on location, the locals giving it an authenticity that few films, at least those out of Hollywood, can achieve anymore. Sean Bean played his character brilliantly, no histrionics, no speeches, just real life, at least a facsimile of it, captured on film and through the seamless acting of Bean and John Hurt. An excellent murder mystery wrapped up in the politics of an apartheid South Africa. PoSSIBLE SPOILER: The actions of the SA police officer tracking the killer and the white farmer seemed, at times, intertwined and almost conspiratorial. The plot unfolded slowly, giving us potential setups for targets for the killer, that were not taken. In the end, it's revealed, maybe, why he was killing. I am lucky I caught it on Movieplex this evening, otherwise I would have missed a true gem.
moviefarie
Instead of hitting one over the head with this film, this movie allows you to feel a period in South Africa through the actor and the actual country. It is a careful and slow paced film about the problems of South Africa during a specific period of time. Fortunately, some of those problems have been resolved, but the power of this film is that it was filmed in the country of origin. You can be moved by the atmosphere, the surroundings, and the plot which does keep one guessing for quite a while. Sean Bean is stunning both physically, and as ALWAYS perfection acting-wise, as the central character in this film. His stillness and emotional range at the same time will transfix you to stay on board throughout the film. You keep wondering if he will make, or if the other central character will make it, but this film does not charge at you and beat you over the head with the message. The message is the film, and it is delivered by a seamless craftsman, Sean Bean, and an elder statesman of film, John Hurt. Not to be missed.
Wikus J Janse van Rensburg
With great actors such as Sean Bean and John Hurt this is really an amazing movie with great cinematography and a larger than life type story that is both bright and well written. On the acting side Bean did his do's and is more believable than most actors acting Afrikaners in almost every movie, (ahooy Mr Shucks) Windprints was a brilliant piece to watch and it is kind of sad that it was banned in its country of origin, South-Africa. But hell if you really want to watch it, pay a visit to the South-African film Archive in Pretoria. That is the only facility with a copy.