Pretty good

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2010)

I went with a high expectation, having heard words of description of Memento and Matrix. In my mind those are both excellent movies that really push you mentally to stay with them.
Unfortunately, for me it just wasn't even in the same league. The story was simple, this is a good thing as there is something required to help keep you grounded as all of the plot twists start pouring in from all over the place...well that was the expectation, the plot was incredibly linear with no real twists, in short nothing surprised me. Anywhere that was setting me up to think had a character explain away the potential challenge and it became a sit back and it will all be explained.
It was probably entertaining enough, I got bored of all of the action and was actually concerned that my wife was becoming bored of what I had sold as a mind bender, actually was just guns and bombs and guns and bombs. It was too excessive, with no respite.
The visuals were stunning, the concept fascinating, the acting good, the plot linear by comparison to the movies that are being mentioned in the same sentence.
I won't see it again unless it's on TV one day and I have nothing else to do. Worth seeing once, just expect a normal movie, and you'll probably enjoy it. This does not have the legs of the Matrix, Memento or the Departed.