Alicia I love this movie so much

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Leofwine_draca DARFUR is an attempt by German exploitation film director Uwe Boll to do something a bit different from his usual horror pictures and video game adaptations. This one looks at the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and explores some of the atrocities carried out on innocent villagers by some truly sadistic characters.It's pretty simplistic stuff with Boll getting hold of a recognisable cast (most of whom have previously appeared in Boll movies) and then taking them on a tour of horror. Some reviewers have complained about the shaky camera-work but it honestly didn't bother me, but the eventual scenes of the atrocities did. Not that I was awed or disturbed by the violence here; instead, it soon becomes all too apparent that Boll is merely emulating similar scenes in the likes of BLOOD DIAMOND, THE KILLING FIELDS, and in particular RAMBO which seems to be the main reference point.It's all very numbing and oddly irrelevant; the viewer is never really caught up in the events which are rather repetitive and even a bit comic book style. Boll also makes the mistake of building his central characters early on and then giving them nothing to do. The likes of Billy Zane, Edward Furlong, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Matt Frewer, and David O'Hara just have to react to the violence and that's it. Some of the acting is very wooden too - I'm looking at you, Kristanna Loken.

weemonk This is my 4th Uwe Boll film review. I've slated the guy in the past - and rightly so - for some of the atrocious and bad films he's made. I gave up at one point watching his films hoping he'd get better....but, as my last review about 'Rampage' stated, Uwe had made something that wasn't complete rubbish and was actually entertaining. Whilst not converting me from a hater, this did give me an open mind to any future works. Which leads us to Darfur.This film can't be called entertaining. It wasn't made to entertain but rather to raise awareness and send a message to people about the atrocities happening in Darfur. I for one had heard of Darfur in the news but knew nothing in detail until looking into to it thanks to this film.This is simply Uwe's best film to date. This is a powerful, gritty, 'in your face' piece of cinema about the situation in Darfur. There is no happiness, no Hollywood ending. I've never found myself so angry and frustrated whilst watching a film. I don't want to watch it again - not because it's not good but because it's not nice to watch. You will feel uncomfortable and rightly so....and herein lies what makes this film very good - it will illicit emotion from you with it's non-sugar coated story telling.My only complaint....and a common one when watching Boll films....is the hand held camera. I don't mind it's use but still Uwe overkills this method. Too much shaking makes little sense.I thought the way this film was made - barely any scripting, the production values - was excellent. So, bravo to you Mr Boll. I think you should step away from video game adaptations and work on original projects as I think when you do this, you can actually show that you are a good film maker.

btsbitl No plot, no dialogue, no suspense. Just two miserable hours of innocent, poverty-stricken African villagers getting machete'd, gunned down and raped by handsome, merciless Arabs. Zero insight into the underlying cultural differences, resource constraints, historical cycles of bloodshed and other factors that drive such conflicts. Completely one-sided in its presentation, this is not a movie or a documentary, it's a piece of propaganda designed to demonize the Arabs and does little but incite further racial hatred. Is that really the best solution to ending further genocide?? Even if it is true that that the Arabs are completely at fault, the movie fails to provide any evidence or background for the viewer to arrive at a decision; it's a pure emotional appeal that they are evil. That Redbox decided to add this to its very limited selection of movies is quite disturbing and makes me question their motives. Go read the wikipedia page on Darfur, but don't waste your time on this movie.

pamelacetie I'm always the last to get around to seeing many movies due to my schedule, etc. This movie was incredibly shocking and I must admit I had no clue as to what the movie might entail. I found myself covering my eyes at certain points, yelling at other times and wanting to grab a weapon and fight for justice the rest of the time! I was sickened by the Muslim rebels and their disgusting lack of humanity or compassion. Then when they revealed their racist attitudes I couldn't believe what they were saying! I kept hearing a voice inside my head saying, "Is this for real? Did this really happen? Is this still happening? Oh my God! You have to do something". (Naturally that voice was my conscience slapping me around for which I am eternally grateful). I recommend this movie to anyone wanting to be forced to deal with the reality of people outside of the US or other countries where life is more free and holds value. This movie is going to stick in my head for a long time to come. I can't say that it has improved my liking for radical Islamists however. It has only made me dislike them more than I already do, I'm sorry to say but it is true. But I thank God that people did survive these atrocities and lived to tell their horrific story. Let's hope that President Bashir has his day in court. He will I supposed unless the UN continues to postpone it. Great movie!