Review of The Savior (2014) by Niklas K — 23 Dec 2010

Savior is a touching and dramatic story with a strong anti-war message that gives a decent depiction of the Serbian conflict. However, It is far from perfect: the picture and the special effects are mediocre, the film skips a couple of large chunks of time with barely any explanation, and the acting is competent at best. My biggest problem was Dennis Quaid's character being utterly devoid of any emotion throughout the majority of the film, even when he is with his family before they are killed! It's like following the adventures of a brick, who loses his brick family, but saves and risks his life for the care of a brick baby. All grievances aside, the film is well written and portrays both sides of the conflicts without bias (both sides being equally as evil as the other).

As far as entertainment value, I'd give it a 2/5; it's not the type of movie you should rent with your buddies on a Friday night, but if you are looking for a decent commentary on the Serb-Croat conflict and don't care about great acting and special effects, then go for it.