In attempting to create an earnest yet entertaining film for young people, director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) has made a preachy, overly simplistic anti-imperialism morality tale that is laughable in its fetishizing of “exotic” and “savage” peoples. The Eagle's script is credited to Jeremy Brock, but could just as well pass as one of Rushmore's Max Fischer's magnum opus, and starring Channing Tatum as the most talented actor on the high school stage. Read the rest of the review on KCActive.com.