Rating of
1.5/4
Killing Season review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 07/19/13
It shows the history of more than 200,000 people killed due to genocide in Bosnia. The plot revolves round Colonel Benjamin Ford (Robert De Niro) and ex-Serbian solider Emil Kovac (John Travolta). Chris and his family visits his father in the cabin. Both meet when Ford's car breaks down and Kovac lends a hand. It's a film that reminded this rater between Castaway, Deliverance and The Hunted. More of an art film with a pretty good message about the effects of war. Not sure why they casted Travolta with an accent than acquiring somebody who is a legitimate Serbian, We see a healthy pumped up aged D De Niro who puts on his serious face. Soundtrack was leaned towards Johnny Cash and the family of Ford non-existent in the film. Some of the dialogues were repetitive. Highlights were the cinematography, De Niro's acting and the cat and mouse action chase. It may seem dull to some who wish for a better story/plot/direction, its worth viewing though for the horrifying facts and methods of surviving in the woods. Not that bad but nothing worth raving about.
