BURN! (3 outta 5 stars)
Very good drama about colonialism with Marlon Brando playing the real-life character of William Walker... who teaches a colony of black slaves to take charge of their lives and fight against their Portuguese masters... only to have to face the self-same black fighters later on when they have becomes the enemies of England. Great score by Ennio Morricone. Not really an action/adventure picture... so if that's what you're expecting you may be disappointed. Nonetheless, it is well-acted (despite some bad dubbing) with some great scenes and dialogue. I have only seen the truncated American release. I suspect if I ever see the extended version (with 20 extra minutes) my rating could be higher. At times the editing does seem really choppy... but that may just be the style. Ed Harris played the same character as Brando in the later film, "Walker".
Very good drama about colonialism with Marlon Brando playing the real-life character of William Walker... who teaches a colony of black slaves to take charge of their lives and fight against their Portuguese masters... only to have to face the self-same black fighters later on when they have becomes the enemies of England. Great score by Ennio Morricone. Not really an action/adventure picture... so if that's what you're expecting you may be disappointed. Nonetheless, it is well-acted (despite some bad dubbing) with some great scenes and dialogue. I have only seen the truncated American release. I suspect if I ever see the extended version (with 20 extra minutes) my rating could be higher. At times the editing does seem really choppy... but that may just be the style. Ed Harris played the same character as Brando in the later film, "Walker".