do not expect "Matrix" drive from this movie

Rating: 8/10 (20 April 2006)

It was a huge mistake to expect from this movie something very Matrix-like. I mean it does have a lot of things in common, but the genre is quite different.
The similar things about two movies is new created reality that is not suitable for normal people's lives. The similar thing is that movie also have a lot of symbols, but all of them is thoroughly explained to the audience unlike many unsolved quests from Matrix.
However, Vendetta is an emotional movie, one of the many messages is that one should appreciate freedom and not to let the authorities take over completely. Special effects which are nice are not priority, that one may be looking forward to watch after the Matrix.
Portman is a wonderful actress, by the way... The character she is playing is a matured girl from Leon. Fear, pain - she demonstrates them with a child-like expression on her face. But when she was crying I also began to cry, because she was very very convincing.