richard barretto

The plot in the beginning seems very similar to the movie Apocalypto. Siblings are out hunting, village celebration, foreign intruders, main characters father killed, family and villagers held captive

Nothing special, cliche thriller movie. You think the plot is bigger and there might be interesting twists but no, you can guess the ending easily. Gives you the feeling of No country for old me throughout, but this movie is nowhere comparable to it - not on storyline neither on acting.

Director did a great job, background score set the context for every scene/event and maintained the theme there on, acting was good. Could have been more scenic the palace were to be on an island. Story writing was amazing. Since the movie was on greed it would be interesting to show the closing scene as his son looking back and contemplating to take the gold pouch. Overall a great movie with a fresh PoV to horror. Well executed!

The suspense was worthwhile, however, Chris Rock adds some comedy to a serious plot. The build up to many events/scenes was not transitioned well. Background score was average. Some continuity goofs as well. Side actors did an average job. Overall good plot but could have strengthened the storyline. Average direction. Average creativity for torture events.