A truly awesome experience

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2001)

After I'd got over the initial shock of seeing people fly in a movie without first having to run into a telephone booth to get changed, I sat back and watched one of the most imaginitive and truly DIFFERENT films I've ever seen.
Even having subtitles to read whilst taking in the visually stunning vistas presented in the film didn't detract from the experience, and the humorous lines raised appropriate titters from the audience.
What Hollywood will only attempt with outlandish special effects (The Matrix springs to mind) was achieved here with simplicity, style and bucket-loads of talent.
The thing that struck me most was how quiet the packed audience was, even with no dialogue to hear, so enthralled were we by what unfolded on the screen.
Suspend disbelief, enjoy, and let the film wash over you. A classic.