Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A lot of fun.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is a bit peculiar for me, I thought overall the story is pretty good but it just lacks emotional punch for some reason.I'm not sure if it's the acting or what it is, Whitaker is pretty good I guess and although Bloom is not bad he's not that great either but I don't buy them as being friends in this.They also have another friend called Dan and he even more seems out of place and not like 'one of the guys' of which he is supposed to be.The characters I believe are supposed to be multi-layered but that doesn't really come across in the film, Whitaker's character is a slight exception. And some of the dialogue feels forced.Yeah I don't know what else to add in all honesty because it is sort of a mystery-crime-drama-thriller so it's hard to say anything without spoiling stuff so I'll just keep it short I guess.Based on a book and although I haven't read the book I think it's safe to assume that 'not as good as the book' rings true in this case.

Officers Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) and Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) begin investigating the death of a young woman who has been killed by an illegal drug that has recently been supplied to her. In addition to investigating her death, Sokhela and Epkeen also discover that several black people within the area are also either dying or disappearing in mysterious circumstances. Both officers believe that there is a link between the woman's death and the deaths involving black people and set about trying to establish how all the deaths are connected....Given South Africa's rather turbulent and fraught history regarding its 'race-relations' policy a film like Zulu can either be seen as brave or misguided. As an open-minded person myself I tried to view this film objectively and basically take it for what it is and sadly even going in with this forgiving mind-set I still left feeling rather disappointed....For a start the story is unbearably slow and just isn't that compelling (all this despite the fact that it is possibly interesting when looked upon from a recent historical perspective). I haven't read the book and therefore I can't comment on how the characters are perceived in the original source material, but in this film with Whitaker and Bloom I felt like the screenwriters were attempting to portray their characters similar to Murtagh and Riggs from Lethal Weapon - this is more noticeable with Bloom who is the unhinged, gung-ho police officer with a drink problem. The difference between these two films is that Riggs was better developed in Lethal Weapon in that we at least understand why he behaved the way that he did? Bloom's character shares similar traits, but we're never really given any explanation as to why he is the way that he is? Is it because his marriage broke down? The problematic relationship with his child was badly handled and his constant visits to his ex-wife were distracting and often dragged the story in a direction that it didn't need to go in. All this makes him hard to take to as a character and even harder to like or care about. Forest Whitaker gives another good performance and his character is slightly better developed, but again he isn't a particularly interesting character (the most interesting thing about watching his performance was seeing his Idi Amin accent come out of retirement once more).Once I'd made the analogy between the two cops here and the two cops in Lethal Weapon it only reminded me of how dull this film is in comparison. Whilst it may be set during a rather important period in South Africa's history the film sadly is held back by dull and uninteresting characters, and a story that isn't as compelling as it may seem due to its rather plodding nature.

how to describe this movie....raw....edgy...gritty definitely not for the weak of stomache..... nice to see Orlando Bloom maturing and becoming quite a fine actor, also nice for a change to see him in a movie with no cgi or special effects involved.... Whittaker....as good as always...and the left eye is hardly noticeable in this movie...almost looks normal...shed quite a few pounds for this movie it seems.... good story and very gripping indeed...had me totally absorbed in the movie... a definite recommend for the 18 and over crowd who don't have weak stomaches...because of fairly realistic graphic violence in a few scenes

In South Africa, Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) is chief of the Serious and Violent Crime Unit in Cape Town. Detective Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) is a drunken mess. His ex is with a rich guy and his son is looking for the child support. Detetive Dan Fletcher, Epkeen and Sokhela are investigating a dead young woman in the Botanical Gardens. She comes from a well-to-do white family. It leads them to a violent new gang with a new synthetic drug in a South Africa full of violence.A violent South Africa is an interesting new location for a movie. It's out of the ordinary Hollywood movie and it serves well for a tense crime drama. However it is odd to see two Hollywood A-listers to be the lead. It's not as bothersome as I expected. Bloom is almost unrecognizable at the beginning. Whitaker does his usual good work. I don't particularly like the ultimate villain. It should be more a simple drug crime thriller. Instead, the movie takes a turn halfway through. The Bond villains and the evil plan are too over the top. It also makes the violent backdrop to be a manufactured fake thing both cinematically and also created by the drug in the story.