The only thing worth metioning is the subject matter

Beyond Borders review

Rated - 3.0 stars

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Beyond Borders

Director Martin Campbell
Genres Drama, Romance
Run time 121 mins Certificate 15

17th March 2005

I have to be honest here, I am not a fan of either of the two main cast members in this film - and after watching this I am afraid that my opinion has only been confimed by the below average performances here.

The film itself is a remarkable edict on the times in which we live. The irony of the 'imaginative' ways that 'do gooders' come up with to raise money for so called worthy causes - when in reality the cash could be far better spent elsewhere!

Jolie and Owen were worse than poor in a film that had the opportunity to be a really good piece of worthwhile movie making.

The plot - such that it was - had holes as big as craters in it and yet again (here we go - my pet subject) the film was ruined by the overuse of bad language. When will film makers get it into their thick heads that you don't have to swear with ever other word to get your message across. It only makes the film look and feel desperate for shock value, when in all honesty the images in this film should have spoken for themselves.

It demeans the integrity of what they are trying to achieve and frankly, in alot of cases, alienalts the target audience needlessly.

I have awarded this film 3 stars - not because the film itself warrented it, but because I truly feel that the subject matter needs to be acknolwleged by a far greater number of people than it currently is.