Unique, special and simply wonderful!

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2014)

There are so many elements to this movie that could have steered it off course, so many story lines that could have gone wrong. In fact, they blend together so beautifully that I felt I was a part of something so special and so unique. I think that in years to come, this will be praised as the seminal movie on which many others would be judged. It is so special it cannot really have a genre. From the evil Dr Goose, to the touching love story between Robert Frobisher and Rufus Sixsmith, to the realisation of Somni-451 on seeing how her 'sisters' are used as protein after being killed with a smile. The sacrifice made by Sumni is almost a futuristic crucifixion and Doona Rae played this part so beautifully, so tenderly, it really was heart wrenching. There are so many outstanding performances it's hard to pick one that truly stands out as all the characters were so outstanding, but I suppose I should say that Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent and Doona Rae really glued to movie together, but in saying that, Halle Berry was also outstanding, as was Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw and James D'Arcy. I cannot rate this movie highly enough, and I think it must remain top of my favourites for many years to come.