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"Wah Wah" purports to dramatize the unraveling of domestic relationships as they parallel the British loosening of its control of Swaziland and granting independence to that African country in 1960s. The British as colonial rulers are inept. As human beings, they are shallow. Theme calls out for a writer with the satiric genius of an Evelyn Waugh. Instead the view gets wah, wah. The result is that the dramatic scenery is more interesting and active than the soap opera plot and over acting of some distinguish players. Movie suffers from the typical upper class British attitude of "look how clever we are." The colonials performance of "Camelot" fits this charade of a movie. Could have been a moving and interesting movie but failed in story, pacing, and acting. "Wah Wah" is a no, no!