Game for Vultures

This film essentially involves two men on the opposite side of a civil war. The first man, "David Swansey" (Richard Harris) is working with the government of Rhodesia and attempting to circumvent trade restrictions imposed upon it by the United Nations. The other man, "Gideon Marunga" (Richard Roundtree) is fighting for independence from Rhodesia's apartheid government. Yet even though both of these men are on opposing sides they each have concerns. For example, David realizes that he is on the wrong side of history and that eventually Rhodesia will lose this war. Gideon, on the other hand, is devoted to the cause but recognizes that the people he has allied himself with don't share his sense of justice and morality. As a result, he witnesses the murder and rape of priests, missionaries and school teachers with particular revulsion. Yet even though they have never met, what the two of them don't realize is that eventually their paths will cross--and this will have an immediate impact upon both of them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather mediocre war-drama due in large part because neither of these characters inspired much interest and the film lacked a coherent plot. That said, although I didn't think this was a bad film necessarily, considering the solid cast it should have been much better and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.