ebiros2 Three journalists embark on a mission to get an interview with one of the most wanted war criminal in Bosnia. In the process, they risk everything including their lives. In the beginning of this movie, there's a caption that comes on saying "Only the most ridiculous part of this story is true". On the surface this movie looks like it's about journalists going after their story, but it's a movie that makes you think about the true intent of the writer and the producer. Towards the end Duck makes a comment "People in power of this country doesn't want to find him.". This might sum up the entire scenario of this movie. It points to the fact that people in power really don't want to find these war criminals. They have their usefulness, and are not considered true enemy of the state, or at least low in priority. On the other hand, there seem to be other category of people who the government consider the true enemy of the state. These might be people who have the technical prowess to steal sensitive information from the government. Example maybe a guy who was caught in Africa using an anonymous cell phone. He was well in hiding, but the US government was able to capture him without much difficulty. It shows that there is technology, and man power if the government wishes to exercise their will. So this story is putting a big question mark on the "will" of the government despite their propaganda saying otherwise. Who's right ? It seems to be saying "You be the judge.".It's a nice movie with real intent behind it. Story and acting is also top notch. The movie will make your time worthwhile watching.

Boba_Fett1138 This movie boldly claims that it's all being based on true events but like (too) often is the case, this just wasn't true at all. It's all only very merely loosely based on the story of a couple of journalists, which wasn't as spectacular as portrayed in this movie but still was sure far more interesting though.Not hard to see what this movie its problem is; it's far too over Hollywoodized. The three main characters are portrayed as brave heroes, who even risk their lives to capture a war criminal and put an end to a conflict that has been going on for years and years. What arrogance and stupidity. They get themselves into all kinds of predicaments. They get followed, shot at, kidnapped and even the CIA gets involved with their operation. Am I watching a true war drama or a James Bond movie here? It was especially ridicules how they let the Fox be almost directly responsible for the death of Richard Gere characters's girlfriend, while also walking away and staring like a true villain.The character the Fox is never named by his true name but it should be pretty obvious that he was supposed to be Radovan Karadžić. Even the actor that plays him is made to look just like him. I can understand why they changed the character's name though. If they named him Radovan Karadžić people would had known that our 'heroes' wouldn't succeed in capturing him, since Karadžić was still a free man at the time. When the named him just the Fox they knew that some audiences might still have been left in doubt and suspense. But also this is an example of the Hollywoodisation of this movie. It's too busy thinking and worrying about things from a marketing perspective and it doesn't spend enough time trying to tell a good, true story.This movie would had been so much better and more interesting if it was put into the hands of a director who wanted to tell the story in a true, honest and straight-forward way, like perhaps a director like Michael Mann would be capable off. It's a story that really deserved- but also needed some more depth and background. This movie doesn't give you any information or background about the whole Yugoslav wars and its aftermath. It's also a reason why a whole bunch of people, such as for instances Serbs and Bosniaks, feel offended by this movie. It's not a movie about their conflict, pains or emotions, it's a movie about brave heroic Americans, barging in to save the day.But no, also when you look at this movie from a different perspective, so without having in mind that this is supposed to be based on true events, this just isn't a very engaging, interesting, or entertaining movie to watch. It's quite weak in its approach and directing, since it doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind if it wants to be serious and tense, dramatic, or a fun, silly movie. Sometimes it works and blends in well all together for other Richard Shepard movies but just not this time around really. It also makes the entire point that this movie tries to get across not work out properly at all.It attempts to make a point about it how ridicules and fishy it is that after so many years neither a person like Radovan Karadžić or Ratko Mladić got found or caught and could walk around and life freely, while when a couple of journalists attempt to find Karadžić they succeed in only a couple of days. It is of course right about this point but it just doesn't let it come across as anything strong or something that sticks and provokes. I don't think this movie made any people really think about these things and I'm pretty sure Karadžić himself will actually laugh at this movie when he watches it in his cell. It makes the movie even a bit painful, especially when at the end the movie openly and somewhat aggressively questions why Karadžić, Mladić and Bin Laden never got found and caught, three persons who all by now are either caught or killed.OK so on a positive note, I liked some of the acting in this movie. Especially Terrence Howard and Jesse Eisenberg were good in their roles and it was also good to see that they shot this movie at the actually countries the events within this movie took place at, also mostly starring people from those regions in the supporting roles. Too bad that the story and all of its events aren't as authentic and realistic. Completely irrelevant movie, that fails to deliver with either its drama or entertainment. I still didn't hated this movie as much as I probably make it sound right now but it still is really not a movie that I would ever recommend to anyone.5/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

kiramorena I gave this movie 1/10, even though it's not that bad at all, and I know it. First of all, I want you to know something, before you think I'm just being unreal. I was too young to be emotionally involved with this war, while it lasted. Second, my grandmother was Croatian, my grandfather was Slovak and my father's parents are Serbian/Slovak, so I consider myself an 'ethnical chaos' and thus have no nationalistic views. That war was just wrong, and innocent men, women and children (on BOTH sides) died for someone's 'higher interests'. There is no truth. There ARE many, covered with blood, and they all deserve to be heard. Instead, I'm watching the same ol' scenario over the years - the 'all American' scenario. So, here comes the brave and daring Richard Gere, with the famous American justice seeking thirst (ha!) in his guts and Chuck Norris as his idol. He is on his way to get his revenge (and, just for the sake of it, his career back) over a war criminal responsible for massacre over an entire Muslim village (and not just one), and Gere's sweetheart who was (oh, boy, was this unexpected...) pregnant with his child. Even if this movie brings up a good point, it is well known a long time ago. Even if it was made for good causes, they are pushed aside by the anger that every Balkan inhabitant feels when he sees a trailer about an upcoming blockbuster with the one and only (american) peacemakers. I am so sick of it! And I'm sure many decent Americans are sick of it as well!Of course, no one forced me to watch it, my bad... I can promise you one - it won't happen again.

Karl Ericsson Of course it is impossible to say who was right or wrong in this war. All reports from the war when it was going on was that there was a war going on and never was there an effort to find out who was right and who was wrong in this war and I'm just telling this to emphasize: There is always one party that is more right and one party that is more wrong in any war and it has nothing to do with who wins the war in the end. In WWI Germany was probably right and in WWII it was most probably wrong. Had Germany won WWI we would probably have been spared Hitler and WWII and maybe had a more balanced planet all over. Unfortunately that was not the case.Serbia lost this war - that's all we know for sure. It is probable - and that is the reason why I like this film, since it makes this clear - that Karadjik knows something that has so far saved his life and as long as he shuts up he is allowed to live. Again, whether he is a scoundrel or not I cannot tell but he was supposedly a psychiatrist, which, by no means, are excellent criteria - I know for I have been one myself until I rebelled and was not allowed to go on.Furthermore, the actors in this film are all excellent and the main two characters very likable. Richard Gere at his best.