NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

John Raymond Peterson Though I'm quite familiar with the water wars, as they're called, in South America, I still wanted to see how the likes of Andy Garcia and Forest Whitaker would fair in this Canadian production. The director Damian Lee, who also co-wrote the script, is not a newcomer, but has yet to deliver a film I'd rate above five(out of 10); this one will rate a six from me, because I liked the subject matter and actors Garcia and Whitaker. I'll give Damian Lee credit for the overall results, delivers some action and covers all the basis, but it doesn't quite shine. Then again it did not have a big budget, I'm sure and was not marketed to a very wide audience.The part where Morgan Swinton, played by Deborah Kara Unger, witnesses a suicide protest of a water war victim (lost his whole family) who blew his brain out a few feet from her should have startled me but didn't. That character is supposed to be so moved by what she saw that she turns against the company she and her brother control; the brother Bruce Swinton, played rather well by veteran actor Kim Coates, has to make cruel decisions and does. Those parts of the plot were not as convincing as I hoped they'd be.Andy Garcia plays Jack Begosian, a retired CIA operative riddled with guilt; he satisfactorily depicts that and of course he's the hero. I did like the sub-plot dealing with his family, wife and son. Forest Whitaker and Eva Longoria had interesting roles but the action wife Mia Francis, played by Longoria seemed quite far fetched, given there wasn't much background explaining where she got her skills, just those of Whitaker's character Francisco Francis.The evil police and military, partnered with the big corporation vs the poor peasants of Ecuador (the real events happened in Chile and Bolivia) are the part of the plot most believable because they are based on real events. I highly recommend you read about Water Wars and watch the documentaries Blue Gold and Flow to get an appreciation of the water wars that have occurred and that will again. If you're not into that sort of thing, a compromise may be this film, but try to get it on cable or Netflix or something if you can; it would be okay as well if your local DVD store (any left?) has it on special for rental at .99cents.

Sayasam This is an absolute great movie.It's a big Hollywood cliché about the bad companies leaders who can indirectly kill people if that can give their more money and power.BUT the poor citizens can fight back and get them in court.But it's very enjoyable.Lot of action, lot of thrill, and a bit of love.Conclusion : money rules everything, but fight makes freedom.It's a very good film with plenty of emotions.I loved it.If you like to fight for the truth, the jungle, the adventure and the special forces, watch this film.

cyorktoo I enjoy a well-written, well-directed and well-acted movie. This is one.It takes us into a world that we are estranged much too often and it does it with grace and passion.Unfortunately, its lack of distribution and acknowledgment of its kind, speaks volumes for the world we live in.I gave it a ten and wonder why such good movies get such poor reviews and little distribution. Where are the small movie houses that were willing to show films of quality and substance? Now we have corporations, computers and data showing the safest and most agreeable propaganda.

Anup Viswanathan Thampi The movie is underrated, maybe you have seen some moments similar to this in other movies, but this movie is trying to WAKE US->MAKE US->LEAD US- >HELP US understand that privatization should be limited and some things can be bought but not all are for sale. Even in my place there had been moves to Privatise Water, it hasn't been successful yet (Kerala,India). And hope it doesn't end up that way. This movie had all the potentials to gain stardom, but might have been brought down and not given much importance by huge profit makers from natural resources. Andy Garcia and Whittaker has shown great talents and even the Kevin's character I liked when he flipped sides, that was an awesome take and never expected such a twist. Hope movies like this gets more appreciation and more fame in the future.