Zulu starts with a good
foundation for a movie based on a crime and investigation theme. However going
deep in at some point it loses its momentum. It is not because it becomes poor
in performances or production but because it loses its grip of being a strong
plot that can be practical. Zulu could have being a different crime drama. But
it sticks to some formula that does not completely impress the audience.
Zulu is a South African
production which based on two South African police investigators who are
investigating a brutal murder of a young white girl. When the investigation precedes
it turns larger than murder and their team suffers lethal damages from the hand
of drug dealers. Challenged by life and haunted by childhood memories and
family backgrounds the two investigators struggles to get the bad guys.
Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom
play the main roles and performance wise both of them does a fine job at it. However
they both are bound by the plot and its limitations become victims of it. Like
mentioned before from a certain point the plot slips away and suddenly it
starts to feel like some Hollywood action film that runs out of boundaries. Maybe
it’s the fault of the director Jérôme Salle who is known for writing of The
Tourist (2010 starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie) which reminds me of
another sloppy script.
All in all Zulu is not a police
crime drama that can remain in the brain. It does a decent job at entertaining.
If you like the cast like me you might probably enjoy it a bit more.
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