Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, one ordinary man (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle) musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees by sheltering them in the hotel he manages. Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix co-star in this powerful film (sort of an African version of Schindler's List) directed by Terry George.
Maybe the fact that this movie was a Netflix top 100, slanted my view and therefore I expected more. This was a good movie, with good acting, and a good storyline, but frankly nothing more. Don Cheadle's performance was quite stirring, but hell, how could you not envoke strong emotion and a convincing performance in this environment, even if it is on a hollywood set? I'm giving it 3 stars. Certainly worth seeing, but don't get your panties all raised up in a bunch over it, if you have panties, and if you do, if you can get them raised up in a bunch and if you can get the raised all up in a bunch, certainly don't do it over this movie.
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