I can't begin to imagine how hard it must be for the people who were born in these regions and have had to try to survive in the situations this film depicts. I applaud Sam Childers for his work and feel this film is a fairly accurate depiction of his work.
I understand the Director Marc Forster has many credits to his name and is highly respected. I just don't like his work on this film very much. The wide shots and medium shots seem to be all he used in this picture and as such we didn't get drawn into the characters at all. I did not really care enough about anyone as I didn't get to see who they were.
A story that needed telling but a film that could have been much better.
Review of Machine Gun Preacher
