Col. John Henry Patterson (Kilmer) has been assigned to build a bridge in Tsavo, Africa, but an already difficult task has been made even worse when lion attacks start happening within the main camp grounds not long after his arrival. Patterson kills a lion they think is responsible for the attacks and so work recommences. Unfortunately, the attacks continue but it soon comes to light that it's not just one lion who's attacking the workers, but two. It's here that a hunter, Charles Remington (Douglas), has been called upon to help track and kill the lions, and so, along with Patterson, the dangerous cat-and-mouse hunt to stop the attacks begin.
This film is actually based on real-life events that happened in 1898, and sticks pretty close to the true events as well and the two lions that were responsible for the killings can be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. One of the few parts that isn't true is the character of Charles Remington as he was just written as a part for the movie.
The film is actually a pretty enjoyable ride and it has a few good suspenseful moments throughout. Some of the action scenes with the lions do look a tiny bit dated now and you can tell that some of them are super-imposed images, but they are not bad at all and don't ruin the overall effect of the movie.
Altogether, the way the lion attacks are done is pretty impressive as it does look as though these two lions are tearing through these people. Some of the scenes are a wee bit intense so a few of the more squeamish audience members may find them a wee bit hard to watch.
There's a pretty good cast for the movie too and even though Michael Douglas is a wee bit over-the-top with some of his part, he does a good job, as does Val Kilmer (apart from his Irish accent that is). The movie does get a bit slow in places, but these are pretty few and far between.
Overall, this is a very decent movie and even almost 20 years on, is still worth watching.
This film is actually based on real-life events that happened in 1898, and sticks pretty close to the true events as well and the two lions that were responsible for the killings can be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. One of the few parts that isn't true is the character of Charles Remington as he was just written as a part for the movie.
The film is actually a pretty enjoyable ride and it has a few good suspenseful moments throughout. Some of the action scenes with the lions do look a tiny bit dated now and you can tell that some of them are super-imposed images, but they are not bad at all and don't ruin the overall effect of the movie.
Altogether, the way the lion attacks are done is pretty impressive as it does look as though these two lions are tearing through these people. Some of the scenes are a wee bit intense so a few of the more squeamish audience members may find them a wee bit hard to watch.
There's a pretty good cast for the movie too and even though Michael Douglas is a wee bit over-the-top with some of his part, he does a good job, as does Val Kilmer (apart from his Irish accent that is). The movie does get a bit slow in places, but these are pretty few and far between.
Overall, this is a very decent movie and even almost 20 years on, is still worth watching.