An Action Movie with a Brain

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2006)

What a concept! An action movie that assumes the audience has a brain. How refreshing. Five minutes into this film and you'll realize that what you're seeing is something utterly different, dark, complex and beautiful. Five days after the movie you'll realize you're still thinking about it. If nothing else, pay to see Hugo Weaving's performance: Can you imagine the kind of talent it takes to act so well from behind a mask - solely from voice and gesture?! He creates a character with such superb depth and charisma you miss him when he isn't on-screen. The story is broad-brushstroke uber drama; poignant, political, and pulls no punches with the audience: Yes. You ARE to blame for your apathy. The movie is stunning. I found it utterly worth my ten bucks and is a film that not only do I want to see again on the Big Screen, but to add to my DVD collection.(When's the last time you said that about a movie?)