CATCH A FIRE **

This film is supposed to be a thriller but I didn't find it so. It certainly had the potential to be one, but I never had any "edge of the seat" moments.

It felt to me as if the director had pulled his punches...smoothed everything out to a somewhat bland middleground. I think in reality the South African government was far more brutal than portrayed here and I think the black citizens had it far worse than we're shown.

The actors and the production values are all very good. The plot moves along swiftly and never seems to lag. But I found it all pretty ho-hum. I'd hurry if you want to see this in a theatre because I doubt this will be around long. However, it will be just as good on a home system since it never takes advantage of what a big theatre can do.