Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

tankace Zulu is a decent crime thriller with a lot of gore and a good script and very well acted performances from the crew in general ,especiallt from Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom, who finally made a come back after a long time out of the spotlight.So the story follows two cops in South Africa, one is Ali ,a Zulu dependence cop and the other is Brian ,of Africaans decedent and they are now against a murder of a girl, which seems to be caused by a new ,unknown up to now, drug with grim effects to the user. What I like with this plot is that is focused to the environment of South Africa ,which has just now heal from the mismanagement of the Apartheid and while this era has gone its effects are still felt even now. And the film portraits that quit well and with a respect-full way to our main characters who represent the failures of that system from both sides.But the film is far from perfect. It is rushed, the plot at times predictable and apart from Whitaker and Bloom all the other people feel a bit two-dimensional, with not enough depth to them. As for the drug itself well it was fine though in the end its use was quit the jumping the shark! However this doesn't justify the loss the film suffered ,which was honesty a big one.Over all isn't L.A. Confindecial, Dirty Harry or Lethal Weapon , but as far as crime thriller go was a good one ,nothing more.

Seth_Rogue_One This is a bit peculiar for me, I thought overall the story is pretty good but it just lacks emotional punch for some reason.I'm not sure if it's the acting or what it is, Whitaker is pretty good I guess and although Bloom is not bad he's not that great either but I don't buy them as being friends in this.They also have another friend called Dan and he even more seems out of place and not like 'one of the guys' of which he is supposed to be.The characters I believe are supposed to be multi-layered but that doesn't really come across in the film, Whitaker's character is a slight exception. And some of the dialogue feels forced.Yeah I don't know what else to add in all honesty because it is sort of a mystery-crime-drama-thriller so it's hard to say anything without spoiling stuff so I'll just keep it short I guess.Based on a book and although I haven't read the book I think it's safe to assume that 'not as good as the book' rings true in this case.

bcheng93 how to describe this movie....raw....edgy...gritty definitely not for the weak of stomache..... nice to see Orlando Bloom maturing and becoming quite a fine actor, also nice for a change to see him in a movie with no cgi or special effects involved.... Whittaker....as good as always...and the left eye is hardly noticeable in this movie...almost looks normal...shed quite a few pounds for this movie it seems.... good story and very gripping indeed...had me totally absorbed in the movie... a definite recommend for the 18 and over crowd who don't have weak stomaches...because of fairly realistic graphic violence in a few scenes

kosmasp It's funny (sort of), that after watching this movie, I felt like this could've been a story arc in a really good TV show. You could "exploit" (make this bigger, a season filling thread) and it would still work. Having said that, the corruption theme, the theme of violence is not new. Forrest Whitacker and Orlando Bloom help elevate this movie quite a lot (the depiction of brutality also does, if you are not appalled by it of course).The story is easy to follow, with family problems thrown in for good measure. The back-story and the political themes are woven nicely into it all, without it getting too complex. A really good thriller, that unfortunately did not well at the Box Office.