Good surprise, it achieves what it sets out to do, though I can't compare it to the novel. It works mostly as a heist movie: the plan, the plan-makers, the anticipation and tension as the moment approaches, the unexpected and the aftermath. It takes its time to introduce all the characters with brief but effective expository flashbacks. Everything is very well structured, we get to know them as we learn the plan, top-notch editing. There are eight activists who more or less fill the range of archetypes, an intense loner, a walker Texas rancher, a couple of punks, and so on.
There are explosives involved, so things get tense, though this is no Hurt Locker. It's more like a competent, mid-budget crime drama with a political core. The politics are not discussed in depth but they're adressed sufficiently and with a clear mind. There are some truly disgusting shots of refinery rubbish next to houses and city streets... This film doesn't claim to be the answer to everything, it just wants to inspire some thought, hopefully some action. A collapse is happening before our eyes and all lines of thought/action must be discused. At the very least, it's an entertaining Saturday night movie, is that inoffensive enough? I personally wanted that pipe to blow up all the way to kingdom come.
There are explosives involved, so things get tense, though this is no Hurt Locker. It's more like a competent, mid-budget crime drama with a political core. The politics are not discussed in depth but they're adressed sufficiently and with a clear mind. There are some truly disgusting shots of refinery rubbish next to houses and city streets... This film doesn't claim to be the answer to everything, it just wants to inspire some thought, hopefully some action. A collapse is happening before our eyes and all lines of thought/action must be discused. At the very least, it's an entertaining Saturday night movie, is that inoffensive enough? I personally wanted that pipe to blow up all the way to kingdom come.