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In story, a fairly simple capture-escape-chase movie which is enjoyable to watch for its interesting cinematography alone; I understand that much of it was shot on video, not film, to interesting effect.

This is not the most sophisticated story ever. Fairly basic in plot - lots of running through the forest and being chased - though it seemed to end at the right moment. Interesting take on Mayan civilisation from within. See it in the cinema for its interesting photography. Be prepared for subtitles.

One minor sub-plot involving a 'prophecy' slightly annoyed me - it seemed too supernatural for the story. However, it did not detract too much from the impressive photography and scenery.

This story is a very caring depiction of a man so crippled with shyness that he has great difficulty meeting women and relating to them. Bill Nighy skilfully and believably externalises the internal frustrations and anxieties of his character. We feel his awkwardness when he meets a woman in a café and we are joyed at each instance in which he is able to overcome his fears.

The story quickly takes a turn into tense, edge-of-seat suspense, triggered by a series of uncomfortable events.

Where this movie fails, I feel, is that it loses its focus two thirds of the way through the story, deviating too far from the story of a shy man and his beautiful romance that was established earlier.