ccthemovieman-1 As someone who loves African scenery and doesn't mind ogling Kim Bassinger, either, I was looking forward to seeing this film. It turned out to be disappointing. The scenery wasn't nearly what I had hoped, certainly no "Out Of Africa," and the story was, in a word: boring.I never quite understood, or was told, a number of things in here, such as how the leading lady "Kuki Gallman") in this movie and her husband, financially survived. He was out fishing and hunting with his buddies all the time and she was home building some sort of wildlife conversation. One almost got to the point of asking, "What's the point of this story?" outside of being some sort of travelogue. That's the feel I got; an overly-long documentary about living in Kenya. It gets boring quickly.Given the circumstances and scenery, this movie should have been fascinating, but it tedious. I'm not surprised it flopped at the box office and video stores.

george.schmidt I DREAMED OF AFRICA (2000) ** Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen. `.While I Slept Through This Movie' could've been the title in parentheses afterwards: Basinger, in her first post-Oscar win role, is actually the best thing (outside the gorgeous vistas photographed on location), as Kuki Gallmann, an Italian woman whose life changes drastically when she is persuaded by her adventure seeking new husband to go live in South Africa winding up with many obstacles to overcome and tragedies to endure. Based on a true story (the 5 most ominous words in describing a movie) the film lags on and the foreshadowing is heavy handed. I never thought I'd say this about the ethereal Basinger but she looks plumb haggard in this pic, then again after 6 months in the bush (and we all know how painful THAT can be) I doubt you'd look like a day at the beach either. (Dir: Hugh Hudson)

MissTree Okayyyyyyy...a total fantasy pic ***SPOLIER***How does Kim Basigner's character keep so clean in all that white linen?Perhaps the book upon which this film was based was intriguing, but this film has so many flaws (as one other reviewer pointed out the "languages" issue etc.) Nice beauty footage of Kenya (although IMDB lists the filming location as a game reserve in South Africa so perhaps just some Second Unit beauty shots in Kenya?) ADVISE? Skip this stinker and get "Nowhere In Afrika" if you want to see a great film shot in Africa.

FlottaGuidato I was dissapointed in the ending of it. It was filmed brilliantly and I enjoyed most of it, but it was very depressing. The scenery of Africa and the overall feel of the movie was nice. The lighting, music, and casting were brilliant. I would recommend this movie to those who like to spill a few tears... but then again, who does?