A film (very much) for our times

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2014)

This is probably one of the more important films of our time. It's both a warning to us of things to come, but also a subtle indicator of forces already at play in our society: the surveillance state and the use of 'false flag' operations, PR and media manipulation by governments and ruthless political leaders to achieve their ends; in short the total corruption of our democratic processes. It's also a story of retribution (hence the title) and without this personal element, the story would have been like any other dystopian action story. The action scenes are great, but for me it's the story and the ending is just brilliant. I can watch this film again and again. Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman get the thumbs up from me for their roles, but John Hurt is also brilliant in his role as the high chancellor Adam Sutler.