Watching this is a test of patience... Dialogs are SO bad. Why do they force these poor actors to talk this way is a total mistery to me. None of it works, because this is not the natural way for people to talk.
The editing is sloppy, slow and confusing. The scenes linger for too long, the pauses between the lines are stretched out, it all starts to feel a bit boring very quickly. This very old-school approach to movie making, almost like the old Yugoslav propaganda WW2 movies.
Camera work is average. Sometimes the camera is static, other times it wobbles for no reason, there's very little consistency in style. Also, the inconsistent color grading doesn't help.
The mixed timelines and their different tones are tiring the viewer. Am I watching a war movie, a documentary or a soap opera? So many tropes, so many cliches and making sure to mention all the famous names of Vukovar siege story feels contrived.
And that's it. Another missed chance to actually make a good movie about what happened in Vukovar. Who knows if we'll ever get the definitive movie about it...
Just about the only reedeming quality are the fighting scenes, where Zivko Anocic saves the day with his acting.
The editing is sloppy, slow and confusing. The scenes linger for too long, the pauses between the lines are stretched out, it all starts to feel a bit boring very quickly. This very old-school approach to movie making, almost like the old Yugoslav propaganda WW2 movies.
Camera work is average. Sometimes the camera is static, other times it wobbles for no reason, there's very little consistency in style. Also, the inconsistent color grading doesn't help.
The mixed timelines and their different tones are tiring the viewer. Am I watching a war movie, a documentary or a soap opera? So many tropes, so many cliches and making sure to mention all the famous names of Vukovar siege story feels contrived.
And that's it. Another missed chance to actually make a good movie about what happened in Vukovar. Who knows if we'll ever get the definitive movie about it...
Just about the only reedeming quality are the fighting scenes, where Zivko Anocic saves the day with his acting.