I think i'm gonna get myself a hat

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2011)

i love it. it's that simple. but actually it's not. philosophy, metaphysics, existentialism: are we free agents, making independent choices, or are we managed and controlled by a higher power, the "chairman" and his pawns in the movie, who let us move through our lives, and "adjusts" us as needed to make sure we follow the plan. David Norris AKA Matt Damon sees something he is not suppose to see, and nothing is ever the same. he'd seen how his friend is getting "recalibrated" and found out that men with hats can make things happen, according to a plan that dismisses his free will and choices as caprices of a child.
after chasing his identity through 3 movies, Damon isn't giving up on his identity and free will, limited as it may have been, for the chairman's plan.
it's a love story, a sci-fi of sorts, it's a spin-off of the Matrix, it's a well-done unusual chase/escape/love story. and for a change, the super power compassionate guy, while still black, is not Morgan Freeman.
one jump out of my seat, few very predictable sequences of acts, and at the end i left the theater with the same happy-silly smile that i associate with watching the princess bride and a firm belief in the power of true love. but don't get me wrong. this is NOT A CHICK FLICK!!! GO!