Review of The Siege of Jadotville (2016) by Deandre W — 23 Nov 2016

"The Siege of Jadotville" is the unknown story about an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quilan to Katanga, in Congo, sent to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war.

"The Siege of Jadotville" had potential to be really good but ends up just being a solid film, the direction by first time director Richie Smyth is very good, and Jamie Dorman of Fifty Shades fame gives a great performance as Commandant Pat Quilan, sadly, that's about all I can credit this film for, the score is awfully generic and out of place, everyone who aren't apart of the peacekeeper troop are portrayed as villains, and the sound design is lacking.

With a bigger budget maybe this film could have turned out to be really good, but as it stands I really can't recommend this film to anyone, as I said, it's a solid film, it's just lacking any real substance to be worth a watch, unless the story sounds interesting to you, go ahead, if not, don't bother, as I said it lacks a lot of substance and leaves more to be desired.