Review of Of Gods and Men

Of Gods and Men is one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last twelve months and i had been looking forward to seeing it. While i can see why the critics liked this film i couldn't help but feel a little disappointed with it. There are so many good things about this film , the acting , the build up of tension , the story all of which are let down by an extremely weak ending.Having said all that i still liked it. It's a film that feels very real and that's it's biggest plus. the scene where the Islamic fundamentalist cut the throats of the Croatian workers is brutal and will stay with me for a while and maybe this was the scene that they put in so we didn't have to see what happened to the monks in the end. This might be one of of those films that needs a second viewing.