Stander (2004)

26 out of 33 people found the following review helpful:

Very different & very, very good!

younglochinvar from from Prestatyn, 18th September, 2007

A wonderfully atmospheric film that is made even more fascinating by the fact that the story is largely true. A wonderfully charismatic performance by Thomas Jane as the lead Andre Stander.

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13 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:

A Lekker flik

James Becker from milton keynes, 13th August, 2005

A real step back in time to 80's SA. Excellent movie, well acted and uncanilly true to life. Highly recommended!

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11 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Fantastic Film

moochypooch from Bristol, 28th August, 2005

What makes this film work is the fact that the true story it's based on plays like a great pitch for a movie. This means that unlike a lot of clunky bio-pics which try to spice up real events, this film doesn’t have to.

I loved the 70's feel to it and the cinematography and stylish visuals add to the whole. Also watch out for Dexter Fletcher in a great supporting role.

An unusual and interesting UK / Canada / South Africa co-production that deserves to do better on DVD that its practically non existent cinema run.

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11 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Surprisingly good!

Bill55 from essex,, 4th August, 2005

I didn't think that I would like this film but after a slowish start I found myself enjoying it more and more.

What makes this story all the more amazing is the fact that it's based on a true story about a police officer turned super crook. Thomas Jane gives an excellent performance as Stander and if you give the film a chance I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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Stander: Worth a Watch.

raptor1217 from , 12th July, 2008

Not expecting much I enjoyed the film. Not a great film but well worth a rent. Good performances and story (true by the way). I would have preferred a greater amount of info on how much of it was true.

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Customer Review

A Customer from UK, 23rd June, 2008

An obscure story, about a time in South Africa that i knew little about, and i was brought up in Africa! However it is a very accessible film, with a lot of black humour, and a few familiar faces from British films and TV, i have this film in my own DVD collection, and would recommend it to anyone.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Unwatchable

A Customer from Devon, 1st April, 2008

Unwatchable. This was really poor and painful to watch.

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Not bad at all

Chantal from , 19th March, 2008

Starts slow but builds up nicely with good acting all around and great action. My boyfriend loved it.

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