Thoroughly enjoyed this film, not least because the look, feel and general atmosphere of up-river Sarawak was captured so successfully. OK, there are nits to pick. First and most important of these: Sarawak never was a British colony until after WWII, when it was ceded to Britain by the last of the White Rajahs. Bob Hoskin's character would have been accountable not to White Hall, but to Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke in Kuching. Secondly, the film's take on Iban and Malay pronunciation left a lot to be desired, surprising since there must have been dozens of native speakers on location to forestall some of the more toe-curling clangers. But these are minor wrinkles. To me the experience was just as pleasant the second time around, always a sure sign a story is being competently told. And let's face it, most of the young Anglo target audience give less than two hoots about history or 'furrin' languages anyway.