Pros: Don Cheadle, a story that desperately needed to be told Cons: Not really
“I think if people see this footage, they'll say, “Oh, my God, that's horrible.” And then they'll go on eating their dinners.” – Jack Daglish Once upon a time in a land far away a whole lot of people were murdered while the world looked the ...
Pros: Excellent performances by Cheadle and Okonedo, compelling (if disturbing) subject matter Cons: Not quite the classic it could have been
” When people ask me, good listeners, why do I hate all the Tutsi, I say: read our history. The Tutsi were collaborators for the belgian colonists, they stole our Hutu land, they whipped us. Now they have come back, these Tutsi rebels. They are ...
It is a rare thing for me to leave a movie theater really angry. It is even rarer that this anger is a good thing. I have a habit in my old age of becoming complacent and taking an outsiders view of events. Hotel Rwanda smacked me upside the head ...
Pros: Cheadle, Okenedo, Nolte, story, direction Cons: Wondering when the world will witness another atrocity from afar
In 1994, people in the African nation of Rwanda were divided by a bloody conflict while the world watched. Even after Hutu and Tutsi forces reached a peace agreement, the Hutus renewed hostilities after the Rwandan president who signed the accord was ...
Pros: gripping story; Don Cheadle; very moving Cons: little background given to explain Hutu aggression; from one perspective
What, I ask you, causes people throughout history to hate and oppress strangers? If you reply that it’s a wish for power, that’s not the source of the problem. If you reply that it’s a love of violence stemming from psychological ...
Pros: Acting and cinematography was excellent. Cons: The violent theme could be overwhelming for some audiences.
Lets face it Hotel Rwanda is not your usual holiday movie, as you celebrate this years festivities. However, as the U.S. attempts to have elections in Iraq, there’s no better time to see a film like Hotel Rwanda. Flash back to 1994 when ...
I guess the Hollywood ending of "Hotel Rwanda" (2004, co-written and directed by Terry George [A Bright Shining Lie]) is fully justified, because it is true. So are the Hutu butchery of Tutsi, and the bravery and resourcefulness of Hutu hotel manager ...
Pros: Don Cheadle; Sophie Okonedo; Intense and emotional Cons: None
Based on a true story, Hotel Rwanda is a dramatic movie set in the war- torn African nation of Rwanda. Fighting between two rebel groups in the early 1990’s claimed the lives of more than one million people, even though it received little ...
Pros: compelling story, some fine performances by Cheadle and others, not a Hollywood film Cons: boring opening, pedestrian style, cardboard dialogue
In 1994, the world watched as Rwanda erupted into a bloodbath. When the Hutu president's plane was shot down, the Hutu-dominated majority went on a 100-day campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tutsi and Hutu moderates. When the dust finally ...
Pros: Great cast, very intense Cons: A little gory
Hotel Rwanda is an amazing political action thriller based on a true story about a man who saves over a thousand people during a civil war in Rwanda. It is sort of like an African version of Schindler’s List, and was nominated for three ...
Every once in a while, a certain type of movie comes along that causes me to say, “Gee, I’d really like to say that. But some other time; I don’t think I can handle anything that depressing today.” Movies in this category include ...
Pros: Important story. Wonderful treatment of a true story. Cons: Don't show this one to kids.
If you’ve ever asked the question, “Why should we help in other countries when we have our own problems?” then the “Hotel Rwanda” should answer your question. Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, “Hotel Rwanda” is ...
Pros: Suburb acting and direction; Don Cheadle. Cons: Nick Nolte’s performance.
There is something in the human genome that condemns us to repeat the sins of the past; to forget the hard learned lessons of just a generation or two ago in order to live in the moment. And there is something far more sinister afoot in the human ...
Pros: Raises awareness on an all-too-ignored case of modern genocide; Don Cheadle Cons: Occasionally weak script; usually weak (and overused) musical score
The Irish director and screenwriter Terry George has produced several “based on real events” films that raise awareness to heinous crimes on large and small scales, the kinds of injustices that give one a terrible pit in the stomach to behold. ...
Pros: Terry George's skillful direction. Fine performances from Cheadle, Okonedo, and Nolte. Cons: None
I hate it when filmmakers try to juice up an important story by showing off all of their fancy directorial techniques. One of the chief reasons Amistad wasn't as successful as say Schindler's List was that Spielberg interfered too much with what was ...
Once you find out what happened in Rwanda, you ll never forget. Oscar nominee* Don Cheadle (Traffic) gives the performance of his career in this extra...More at Buy.com
Don Cheadle gives a riveting performance as Paul Rusesabagina the manager of a European-owned hotel in Rwanda who created a secret refugee camp for th...More at Family Video
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