Makes you feel in awe for what you've just learned..

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2006)

Truly one of the most grabbing movies I've seen in a long time! From the stunningly perfect visual start to the in-your-face rant about the reality of things at the end. It is also very daring in that it comes from Hollywood. The movie is accusing itself a lot, without being too apologetic or dogmatic or moral. Very well crafted script, fast pacing, cynically harsh and evil, telling, revealing, shocking, yet done in a way that is almost laughable. All while realising one is not allowed to laugh about it, because you *know* the world is like this, or worse. And even when the Cage character tries to excuse why he does it, you feel how difficult it has been to stay in the clear when writing and directing this, and it only just barely stays on the good side of itself, warning us all: Chaos will prevail. On top of all that it's got an amazing choice of music illustrating the beautifully shot images. A definite must see. No doubt about it.