Who Killed Captain Alex?

I have enormous respect for this people. They recorded this movie with barely any budget, unstable electricity, only one camera, reusing actors, putting themselves in danger, almost no props or sets and in a poor country, and the best part is they didn't even intended for this film to be worldwide famous, they just distributed it from house to house. Sure, you can pick apart every second of this movie until you die, but that's not the point. They didn't intend this movie to be The Lord of the Rings or Pulp Fiction or The Godfather. They made it purely for fun, for passion, for love. You can even watch the movie for free if you want, it's on their website, you don't even have to pirate it. This is probably the most charming film I've ever seen. Even the background behind all this is inspiring as hell. Just goes on to show that you don't need a million-dollar budget to make a solid, entertaining film.

It's probably crazy for me to review this film, made on an incredibly low budget and like a creative home movie project, originally meant for enjoyment with friends or certainly a small circle. Ten years later, I'm going to critique it while sitting on my entitled ass in America? It's a miracle of modern times I even saw it. I'll just say it's not really my genre, with all of the testosterone-fueled gun battles, but I liked the 'Ugandan Bruce Lee' (Bruce U), the helicopter sequences, and the funny running commentary from the VJ ("Action is coming!"). The song lyrics at end to his grandma are pretty cool too:

"This song is a gift, dearest Grandma. You took care of me as if I were your own child. You taught me to work hard to be responsible. You found money for school fees, even though it was difficult. And you always made sure I had enough to eat. I remember the dark days of the war. Soldiers would force open anyone's doors. They yelled 'panda gari kwanza kwanza' [Google: ride the car first] and threw you in a truck. No chance of escape, bullets and blood always flow. But you made sure I was safe and held me with tenderness - and we survived."

I have created an IMDb account just to review this movie. I don't even know where to start explaining the way in which this movie has touched and impressed me.

When watching it, you have to leave all your standards and expectations regarding cinematography behind because only then you can see it for the true masterpiece that it is. The whole context in which it was made adds to the beauty of it. The fighting scenes, especially the ones involving kung fu are, in my opinion, quite good even compared to Hollywood blockbusters. The acting doesn't even matter. The VJ, although I thought it would be rather annoying, turned out to be in fact really funny and exactly what this movie needed.

I applaud the whole cast and crew who produced with professionalism and dedication such a humble, hilarious and *action packed movie* on the lowest budget I have ever heard of.

One reviewer laments the fact that it is obvious that these people never went to film school. They didn't, that's the point.

The director, to his credit, has built his film company from the ground up in the slums of Kampala. The film is a product of those slums. It is a film inspired by the best of Hollywood, but it is thoroughly Ugandan. Take the Video Joker ... this is a component of their distribution requirements because of the many languages and dialects they try to sell to. VJ commentary needs to be customized to their different customer's language needs. The English version is just one of the many they have to apply and market.

I encourage viewers to embrace the humor and bask in the raw talent of this incredible filmmaker.

It is wild and crazy and raw and illogical and funny ... so bad it is really good. This guy makes the exact kinds of movies he wants to make and figures out ways to do it within the realities he has to deal with on a daily basis. Kudos to him.

This is an inspiring film made by Ugandans in the slums. This movie shows that no matter how hard the conditions are, people can make a movie that is funny and fun to watch. Even though the CGI is bad viewers must look past that and look at the true talent behind this film. A must watch movie