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(1 - 17) of 17 OFCS Rating: 13% Rotten Page   1   2/5 "As a book adaptation, the story feels strangely abridged, as if the screenplay is based on every other page of the book, willy-nilly."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null C "When the characters' minds and motivations are frustratingly closed off to us, all we're left with is the dim hope that something adventurous will happen instead. And when it doesn't, there's no hope left at all."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider D "An unfocused, disconnected series of arbitrary episodes that never develop any dramatic unity or emotional punch."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "Shows how our multileveled relationship with a place can be spiritual — adding a depth and richness to all our days."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "Gorgeous to look at but shallow on any meaningful level."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 1.5/4 "In the film, it feels more like Gallmann is simply tolerating her life in Africa rather than embracing it, and the disparity between those two positions makes all the difference in the world."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 6/10 "I'm beginning to suspect that Basinger's Academy Award winning turn in LA. Confidential was a fluke."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "Director Hugh Hudson rarely allows the film to grab ahold of the viewer."   Screen It!   Jim Judy "The story never really goes anywhere."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2/4 "Da la impresión de que estamos viendo un largo documental de National Geographic, excelentemente fotografiado pero nada más"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 8/10 "Hudson and Gallman both aim for the heart rather than the head, and this is heart-wrenching stuff."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 0/4 "This astonishingly awful film is a study in how a film can go terribly wrong from concept to execution."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 5/10 "If the film had shown the actors getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, it would have been more convincing. That's real nature."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C+ "There's some good work from Basinger and solid (but also bland) techs and not too much else."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 6/10 "Yet, with all this inherent drama, the film skims over the surface."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Susan Granger 5/10 Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes  (1 - 17) of 17 OFCS Rating: 13% Rotten Page   1