Zulu (2013)

best movie i've ever seen.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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.

The pace of the movie makes it a thrilling experience from start to finish. The film was very good from the start and continued all the way through at a good pace. Zulu was very well directed somehow the director Jérôme Salle kept the story full of action yet dramatic in a real down to earth way. Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom made quite an impression on me. A movie with well developed characters, telling a gripping story, that leads to a meaningful ending. The movie displays some signs of a low budget but good acting, skillful direction n solid plot covers up the weaknesses. Beautiful images of the coast and the wealthier neighborhoods on one side n poor slums on the opp side r the harsh realities shown here. The characters r very well developed. Whittakers character suffering from psychological problems, including memories from his childhood, (sees his father being tortured n set on fire). I was wondering why Whittakers character touches one naked lady n never indulges in sex. There's a very shocking suspense to it. Sad n depressing at times but good action/drama. The movie was not promoted well. Jus saw recently on a DVD without having any idea bout it. The posters of Whittaker n Orlando gav me hope to pick the DVD.

This was a very good film indeed. The story was OK, set just after the passing of Mandela, the environment was very interesting. The main stars were the cast, nearly everyone surpassed expectations. Forest Whitaker takes the show as well as Orlando Bloom. Tell you the truth I was surprised by Orlando Bloom,I have seen him in various films and TV shows but this role was completely opposite of what he usually does, I wasn't 100% sure it was him until the credits rolled, well impressed indeed.I would recommend this film.It a great mix of action, emotions and hard truths.

It is not a remake of the '64 movie because of having the same name, but a story based on a novel of the same name. It is about the secret ethical war waged by the militant party against the Nelson Mandela's national party that set in the present South Africa. The theme was kind of true, but not the story which is totally a fictional. The movie talks about the unclassified mission, which is planned to solve the issue by a gang. As a socio-political suspense movie, does it fulfill what we expect? The answer is yes only if you do not desire for much bigger level like 'Bourne' movies.A young boy Sokhela who witnessed the murder of his father escapes from the scene. After the years later the country is forgotten what happened in the past, the racism is abolished. The 50 year-old Sokhela is now a police officer live with his mother. He is assigned to a recent homicide case. He and his men follow the clue which leads them to a drug dealer, which changes the plan and pace of the movie and appears to be a bigger conspiracy than they had expected. Along with the crucial battle between cops and gangster the movie also focuses to tell the story of the personal lives of the lead characters like marital problem and sexual struggle. Fixing the trouble in a relationship, sacrifice, revenge, all comes in the later parts.''If you want to make peace with your enemies, work with your enemies. Then they become your partners.''Good to see Orlando Bloom back in such a heavy role. If there is a sequel to it, then he's going to take the lead. I am praying for that because he has done a wonderful job in this movie. Could have anyone performed better than Forest Whitaker in a role he played? I don't think so, he was so incredible like always. A life giver for the characters he plays. Initially like all the detective stories the murder mystery was created enough curiosity about the upcoming events including the opening scene. Carried out well till the halfway, when it reveals so the gun fights takes the lead. The second half was a little stumble, but the pace was its advantage. I felt it was better than the recent Hollywood's cop movies like '3 Days to Kill', 'Shadow Recruit' etc. Overall a decent movie, which mostly favors because it was executed better.