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Catch a Fire (2006)
A political thriller based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso, an ordinary man forced to resort to terror in extraordinary circumstances. A story of one man's struggle amongst a nation's, set in a divided South Africa in the nineteen eighties, climaxing in the present day. (read more)
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Catch a Fire Movie Review by Matthew  (11/3/2006) |
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South Africa, 1980.
Patrick (Derek Luke, "Antwone Fisher ", "Glory Road"), a young father with a wife and two children, lives in a small house with his mother. He is very happy and has a good job as a foreman at a local refinery. In his off hours, he coaches a ragtag group of children in football. One day, traveling back...
(complete Catch a Fire review by Matthew)
Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher, Glory Road, Friday Night Lights) really did a super job as a man that just wanted to take of his family, do his job, coach football, and stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and came into the view of the head of security, played brilliantly by Tim...
(complete Catch a Fire review by Movie Addict)
| Catch a Fire Movie Review by Jarrod (8/7/2007) |
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'Catch a Fire' is an inspiring, riveting film about one man's struggle against the apartheid government of South Africa, which allowed 3 million whites to rule more than 50 million blacks for more than a century, before the system collapsed on itself in the early 90s, from internal and external pressure. Derek Luke is...
(complete Catch a Fire review by Jarrod)
| Catch a Fire Movie Review by Charity (4/12/2007) |
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Catch a Fire is based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke), a good man-turned terrorist in early 1980's South Africa. An inspiring story, I found myself really caring about what happened to Patrick as he tried to do the right thing by himself, his family, and his people. This identification with Patrick is...
(complete Catch a Fire review by Charity)
| Catch a Fire Movie Review by Bob (10/28/2006) |
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This movie is a hard one for me to rate. While there were some periods of good suspense and action, it had an extremely slow start. For about the first 45 mins of the film, I just wanted to fall asleep. Of course, I don't think any of the action scenes would make sense without the background information that the first...
(complete Catch a Fire review by Bob)
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