This is a review that was posted on the Angel of the Skies fan page on Facebook."I rather liked the slowish pace in the beginning.
I don't want to flame South African cinema. I've enjoyed several releases from there.
I watch a lot of war movies (especially with my dad). So don't think i'm against war films as i write this...
Not your average war film, but rather an interesting look at the life of commonwealth pilots that served Britain during the war. The visual effects are not as great as many Hollywood productions, but this isn't a Hollywood production.
This is a South African made film about some of the former colonies men who volunteered their services to fight for Britain at the hour of her greatest need in the dark days of World War 2. Meet Captain Kirk (yes he is really called that) played by Nicholas Van Der Bijl, in a performance of varying degrees.
Not only the scenario and acting was below average and the CGIs primitive but also the south african terrain was not convincing of central Europe...it might had been better to show Marseille with his Bf109 battling P40s and Hurricanes in Tunisia...
First the good. It is good that digitalisation, CGI & straight to DVD is making low budget film making more possible.
If you are going to make a film paying tribute to the South Africans that volunteered and fought in WWII then at least make an attempt to do it well.The film opened well enough, with a CGI dogfight over the Channel but it plummeted downhill from there.
I've met real life heroes of the Battle of Britain, DFC winners, like the chap who went up after losing his legs. There may be some technical problems such as accurate equipment, but for an independent film, its actually 'bloody' good.
