Mesmerizing

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2009)

Mesmerizing is the best way I can describe this movie. The visuals take you to "that place," that place you go when you are truly transformed and have an out-of-body experience when watching a movie--just what the great movies do to its viewers.
I was not one who was overly-anxious to see this film, didn't really care either way. I'm glad though I did agree to go, it pretty much lived up to the hype. I wouldn't give it an 8.8 like its score now on IMDb, I think that's a little high given the relative simplicity of the plot, but it was really a very well made film and as you watched it, you felt like you were in the hands of professionals, movie-making experts.
One word of advice if you haven't seen it. This movie is very political, the political angle is not even subtle. So if you have strong leanings one way or the other, be prepared to either be turned off or validated by the obvious political slant of the makers of this film.
But do go see it, it's worth the money. One of the few times a movie (at least almost) lives up to the hype, which is much more than I can say about the next recent release I'm about to review, "Up in the Air." Don't even get me started on over-hype!