I really enjoyed this right up until the very end of the movie. The acting is really strong from Kidman, Penn and Keener and the subject matter (especially as it seems to relate to current day Zimbabwe) was interesting. It bowled along at a cracking pace, BUT the ending is preposterous! I won't give it away, but if it was this easy to make dictators see the error of their ways, then we should have sent Nicole Kidman into Iraq and not bothered having the war.
A weak plot and even weaker characters will make you regret watching this one- even after 15 minutes in. Nicole Kidman is miscast here- she is just too clean & pretty for this- and you feel that Penn is being lazy. However you do get to see the insides of the UN HQ! I really cannot recommend this film- however bored you might be.
Frankly I got bored by this one. but if you like Nicole Kidman it might be worth a watch.