Apocalypto (2006) 8/10

Starring : Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer
Director : Mel Gibson
Running Time : 139 mins

Jaguar Paw (Youngblood) is forced to hide his family in a hole and flee for his life when he is chosen as a human sacrifice for the Gods by the Mayan people, who have been led to believe that the only way to stop their way of life from declining further is to build more temples and sacrifice more lives to the Gods.

Visually this was impressive, and the idea for the movie was a brave one, but the violence was far too over the top and in places unnecessary. There’s enough blood and guts in this movie to please anyone who likes Van Damme or Seagal, but the subject matter didn’t really meld that well with the excess gore. Plus there’s possibly the easiest birth season ever imagined! Still, it’s well worth watching if you’ve got over two hours to spare

You’ll like this if you liked : 10,000 BC