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While Fidel Castro was hardly a saint, and he distorted the values of a socialist revolution during his reign of terror in Cuba, the intent of this film is to vilify the young revolutionary. Castro was heroic in his leadership that led to the overthrow of the violent dictatorship of Batista. That he turned his conquest into his own personal autocracy, cannot be denied. However, portraying the young Fidel as a selfish, narcissistic, egomaniac, only interested in furthering his own personal agenda, is a distortion of history. I wonder whose money paid for this documentary, and how much of this money came from the Miami Cuban population angry over the lifting of the embargo.

I was intrigued by the plot of this film. It was a good story. That's where the positives end. I taught acting for many years, and the actors in Kara were horrific. They broke every rule of Acting 101. The young woman portraying Kara attempted a Rebecca Pigeon, of David Mamet fame, type of dead pan affect. It was just dead. She was suppose to be "hot" and seductive. However, if you know you might show some skin in a film, get to a gym beforehand! The actors were not attractive and had no charisma. Also, the dialogue may have been written by a twelve year old. It was that banal.

I watched the whole movie because I was intrigued by how bad it was. Who would invest in this film? The producers must have been family. If I was back teaching, I would use this film to give pointers on what not to do. Kara was amazingly bad. I guess that counts for something.

Perhaps this reviewed is skewed since I grew up during the Cold War, but although the filming, acting, and atmosphere are spot on, there are inexplicable discrepancies in the plot that simply make no sense. Bodies are knocked out and left prone with no attempt to interrogate. Wire taps are set and the listeners just far away enough not to prevent the obvious disaster. Comedy is interjected at inappropriate moments and seems ridiculous, rather then funny. Also, the writers have thrown historical accuracy to the wind, and the story takes on a "Twilight Zone," science fiction tone. If I provide exact examples, I will spoil the show for those viewers who simply desire snappy entertainment. Thus, I will show restraint. The Game could have been a TV LeCarre, but alas, it is more pop then intrigue.