Hotel Rwanda director Terry George takes on a largely uncovered portion of history in this often soapy but well-intentioned and extravagantly mounted epicThere are many reasons to criticise James Cameron’s record-breaking weepie Titanic but one of the most frustrating reminders of its success lies in Hollywood’s repetitive treatment of historical tragedies ever since. Not that the director invented the formula of placing a love triangle in the middle of adversity, but he showed that it could be extraordinarily profitable and movies from Pearl Harbor to Pompeii absorb tried desperately to replicate the package. Related: Denial review – Rachel Weisz makes heavy weather of Holocaust courtroom drama Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com