Review – Zulu

Three cheers for English imperialism. Hurrah. Hur ... oh, please. Here’s yet another production of the spectacle of Roarke’s Drift, and once again the odds alone apparently justify the outcome. To be sure, the battle had a certain Conan-esque few-against-many quality only slightly compromised by Her Majesty’s forces’ use of superior firepower. But gone are the days when film-makers could reasonably expect that audiences will automatically side with the white European guys over the savage heathen “natives.” Sadly, this movie was made back in those days. Racism aside, this isn’t the worst period war piece I’ve ever seen. At least the title began with a Z. Mildly amusing