Brazil with a happy ending

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2006)

This movie in the first half reminded me strongly of Brazil. Not the setting, not so much the story but the creepy feeling of helplessness in face of a dominating fascist machinery... (By the way, it is a shame that Brazil is still rated lower than this movie - both are excellent, but Brazil is a different quality and much more a piece of art and less a piece of entertainment and so should be rated higher by cinema enthusiasts. Have a look if you liked this one...)
The actors are good and credible, the story (in its limits) makes much more sense than in most movies, the shots are good... I can recommend this movie to almost anyone with some political interest. Also I admire the guts it takes in these days to make a movie with a terrorist hero!
What I didn't like was the outcome of the prison scene - it would have been more plausible if he frees her from the state prison or something. Also, I would have liked a more open ending - but it's a movie and has to sell, so I can understand the choice.