I Dreamed of Africa

Pros: Lush African cinematography.
Cons: Somnubilistic pacing and performances.

I am exceedingly put out with the producers of the Hip Hop awards. I have informed my staff and handlers never to book me there again. I know that there was some confusion over MNM versus Eminem but I wowed that audience with my audacious tap/rap...

Pros: She dreamed.
Cons: I dozed.

Fifth grade. Sitting at my desk. Right in the middle of class. Naked. As a newborn. And nobody even noticed. That’s what I dreamed about during Kim Basinger’s pathetic epic. Make no mistake, I Dreamed of Africa will definitely have you...

Pros: Beautiful pictures reminding you of Chariots of Fire and the legend of Tarzan, an act of courage, immigrants' spirit, appreciate USA's diversity fueled by immigrants
Cons: Watch out for nudity and some violence

This is a spectacular movie that most immigrants can easily understand. They can relate to it. If you have ever been to a foreign country as sa tourist, you can relate to it too. This is a beautiful movie about somebody who had it all and decides to...

Pros: Stunning cinematography, a glimpse of Eden
Cons: Kim never captures the real Kuki and the challenge of adventure

Kuki Gallmann is an amazing woman whose story is a testament to courage, determination, and tenacity. Two years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the real Kuki and spending several evenings with her on her ranch in Kenya.

An...

Pros: Scenery, suspense
Cons: none

After reading the negative review of this film, I nearly passed on it. Then I remembered something a friend once remarked: film critics typically criticize good films, and write glowing reviews for dull "artsy" foreign films with English subtitles. I'm...

Pros: Beautiful photography,plenty of animals,snakes of all varieties
Cons: There is an emotional emptiness displayed

I Dreamed of Africa, starring Kim Basinger as Kuki Gallman, Vincent Perez as Paolo Gallman and Liam Aiken as the young son of Kuki, Emmanuele (called by Kuki "Emma") is a relaxing visual feast of vast rolling hills, slowly meandering rivers,...

Pros: Bassinger is marvelous and the film is beautiful
Cons: the son's hobby is a bit unnerving

I Dreamed of Africa is a movie that is time well spent watching. This is an excellent film for those who want to gather up their things and pick up to move elsewhere. There are many lessons in this film. Besides being a wonderful film, it is indeed,...

Pros: good acting and nice dialogue.
Cons: kind of boring at times and it was introduced at a bad time.

We've all dreamed of Africa, and our dreams probably look pretty much the way they do in Hugh Hudson's beautifully shot dramatic travelogue -- like grand, aerial National Geographic specials. In reality on the ground, we realize when we wake up,...

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: True Story? What Story?

While the opening credits of the movie suggest that this is a true story I could not help but wonder after viewing two hours of waiting for something why anyone would want to know anything about this true story.

A beautiful woman is...

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Poor casting, choppy, unsympathetic characters

"I Dreamed of Africa" is one of my all-time favorite books, so I winced when I heard that it was being adapted for a movie. Of course, that didn't stop me from seeing the movie during its opening weekend.

A brief synopsis of plot: an...

Pros: Great shots of African landscapes
Cons: slow story line, poor adaptation from book

Kuki Gallman's memoirs are brought to the silver screen in this movie adaptation of her book about her life in Kenya. Unfortunately, like most adaptations it fails to deliver the character and plot development that the book would.

I am not a...

Pros: Kim Basinger's sincere performance.
Cons: Plodding, pretentious, insipid.

I can see how people thought this could work. The true story was already the basis for a bestseller: a woman from Italy moves to the radically different world of Africa, where her life experiences mold her into an activist against poaching and for...

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Not a good role choice for Kim, plotline bites.

I wasnt too particular to see this movie, and I had no problems figuring out why after it was over. The movie was not a good flick. Kim Basinger play Kuki Gaullman, a real life woman who spent her life in Europe dying to live in Africa. After marrying...

Pros: A+ cinematography
Cons: not really a movie, more of a series of scenes

Yep, I watched this winner of a movie this weekend. I was tempted to turn off the DVD player about half an hour into the movie, but I didn’t. The temptation stemmed from the fact that the beginning of the movie is just a seemingly-random collection of...

Pros: Eva Marie Saint's facelifted appearances
Cons: Don't get me started!

Well, let's see... did they miss anything?

First, "poor, pitiful" Kim Basinger is a recent divorcee named (I had to try not to laugh too hard here) "Kuki" (pron. kooky), who is forced by circumstances and her nebulous but...