Good or bad it will leave an impression.

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2007)

See it as you will: a touching and motivating movie or blatant Bush propaganda. Just see it!
Let me start off by saying the artwork is gorgeous and a tribute to Miller's vision. The alternation between warm and cold tones really balances the film out. The choreography of the fights is amazing, like a gruesome ballet with carefully calibrated slow-motion scenes alternating with quick jabs of striking action that will have you exhaling only at the end of the scene. Another aspect I enjoyed is the almost fairytale-like portrayal of good as handsome and evil as grotesque, over saturated with fat or pride or greed. Exceptionally well cast and acted the movie never once gave me time to remember I was in a cinema being entertained. As for flaws well I can't say I glided over them too easy. If I hear the words "the beginning of a new eraof freedom" again it will be too soon. Sometimes I feel like it's just one man in Hollywood writing all the monologues for all the movies. And the last motivating speech given by Dilios is long winded to say the least. Also the plot sideline on father-son family values seemed both redundant and quite diluting to the main message of the film but alas Hollywood doesn't have the guts to make a pure message-movie without a human interest story anymore. Conclusion: Worth seeing once? Definitely. Worth seeing again? Yes, for the quality craftsmanship with which it was made. ed comments