Review of The Bang Bang Club (2011) by Alex R — 18 Aug 2011

The Bang Bang Club starts off with a bang. The story is very good, but somehow halfway through the middle, the film looses its spark that got this firecracker of a film started in the first place. The film is nonetheless good, with plenty of good performances from its cast.

However by the time the credits role, you feel that considering such an engaging and thrilling story, you'd expect something astounding by the films conclusion. I thought the film exposed some important issues, but there was always something missing.

This is still a well made film with a good, real story and plenty of good performances. The film does lack certain things to truly make it a memorable film. There are plenty memorable scenes, but as a whole the film has the potential of being something truly great, but it somehow manages to struggle with its own material.

Considering its subject, The Bang Bang Club could have been an incredible film, but somewhere near the films conclusion, the story becomes overly dramatic and it kind of cheapens the look of the film a bit.

Despite this, The Bang Bang Club is still an interesting film to watch and one that's very good, despite the fact that halfway through the middle it struggles in being a better film. Than it is. If the filmmakers would've kept the film as it was, and not include any unnecessary dramatic bits to make this film more appealing to a broader audience.

The films biggest flaw is that by the films end, is that by the end, the film relies on overacted drama that almost mocks the true story. Still a good film to watch, but nothing that great.