Absolute must see movie

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2007)

The first time I have been able to say that for years. I was not expecting the sense of pending doom that permeates this movie. I really thought this would be a simple movie of dark times and then turn into escapist fantasy. The movie is indeed dark but that is just one layer of a movie that succeeds on so many more levels. The cinematography is outstanding the acting so real and the effects so startling that you will live this movie in your memory for days after seeing it. The initial review on this board mentions that there are elements that we have seen before and I agree but have never seen them worked so perfectly. I wanted to mention that I took a 15 year old with me and she absolutely loved the film and has not stopped talking about it. There is some strong violence so you should know your youngsters maturity level before talking them but don't deny a mature 15 or 16 year from seeing this strictly on the R rating.