MISTER KINGSTREET'S WAR is a South African drama that feels a little hokey and amateurish in places, although at its best it recalls the work of Wilbur Smith such as SHOUT AT THE DEVIL. It's a low-key story about an American couple running a wildlife rescue centre out in the bush only to run afoul of some local Italian troops at the outset of the Second World War. The problem they have is that valuable water supplies are on their land, so all and sundry make a bee line for them.
Don't go in expecting big-scale antics here as this is obviously a low budget film padded with stock footage of local wildlife. John Saxon and Tippi Hedren are a good choice to play the leads although the supporting actors aren't as impressive. The film resembles MURPHY'S WAR in many ways but simply doesn't have as much charm as the Peter O'Toole-starrer and the action scenes are quite disappointing, particularly the abrupt climax.
Don't go in expecting big-scale antics here as this is obviously a low budget film padded with stock footage of local wildlife. John Saxon and Tippi Hedren are a good choice to play the leads although the supporting actors aren't as impressive. The film resembles MURPHY'S WAR in many ways but simply doesn't have as much charm as the Peter O'Toole-starrer and the action scenes are quite disappointing, particularly the abrupt climax.