A Perfect Day offers an insight into the war in the Balkans. What it conveniently fails to acknowledge, is the role US and European factions played in the conflict.
Put simply, the US and its accomplices, applied the economic "thumb screws" to what was Yugoslavia. An ethnically tolerant, prosperous country, that embodied the successful implementation of Communism, something the US simply could not stomach. The result was gradual, economic and social collapse which led to the Balkans conflict.
This is the story of a day in the lives of a group of US/European, aid workers, doing their "aw shucks", jokery, pragmatic best, in the face of the daily horrors of a vicious war between neighbours.
Knowing what led to this conflict I found the tone of this film condescending and somewhat hypocritical. The story, such as it is, is uninspiring. The acting is nothing special either, in spite of a good cast. I'd say in large part this is down to rather limited character development, not the quality of the acting talent involved.
If you come to this film with little knowledge of what led to this conflict, you might have a more positive take on this film. That said, if you are going to offer up what amounts to a "warts and all" commentary on war, I personally think its incumbent on the storyteller to lay bare the complete truth. Five out of ten from me.
Put simply, the US and its accomplices, applied the economic "thumb screws" to what was Yugoslavia. An ethnically tolerant, prosperous country, that embodied the successful implementation of Communism, something the US simply could not stomach. The result was gradual, economic and social collapse which led to the Balkans conflict.
This is the story of a day in the lives of a group of US/European, aid workers, doing their "aw shucks", jokery, pragmatic best, in the face of the daily horrors of a vicious war between neighbours.
Knowing what led to this conflict I found the tone of this film condescending and somewhat hypocritical. The story, such as it is, is uninspiring. The acting is nothing special either, in spite of a good cast. I'd say in large part this is down to rather limited character development, not the quality of the acting talent involved.
If you come to this film with little knowledge of what led to this conflict, you might have a more positive take on this film. That said, if you are going to offer up what amounts to a "warts and all" commentary on war, I personally think its incumbent on the storyteller to lay bare the complete truth. Five out of ten from me.