After watching, The Act of Killing (2012), I thought I should go back and watching this film, which covers historical events in Indonesia. This film has a certainly noteworthy cast, featuring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver.
It is a decent film but lacks a great deal of depth of the historical events which unfold around the characters, at the same time without giving any real feeling for the character's or their feeling for each other. This film has been labeled a love story, but there if very little love nor emotions in the main characters on again, off again, relationship.
One other point is there is a lack of films about Indonesia, so this film should be lauded for giving exposure to a country and historical events that are often overlooked. Made by an Australian film company, it is a subject that no Hollywood has shown no interest in.
This film seemed to barely make back the cost it took to produces the film. I thought the film had an impressive reputation, but I feel that it may be almost unknown.
One reviewer back in 1983 said "If this film doesn't make an international star of Mr. Gibson, then nothing will.", but I don't know how widely known this film is, and it doesn't seem a lot of Mel Gibson fans even acknowledge this film.
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