"1984" for Dummies

Rating: 4/10 (19 March 2006)

This film tries hard to be deep, but is actually quite shallow. It hits you hard in the face with simple themes, kind of like "1984" for dummies, but without the foresight and vision.
The performances were fine, but some of the writing was so bad, it made me want to crawl out of my skin. Too many cheesy lines.
Visually, it is quite spectacular, so if you like that, and that is all you require in a film, you might like this one.
I live in the NYC area and hearing a line like "sometimes there's no better way to change the world than to blow up a building", did not sit well with me. You could argue that is an open invitation/love letter to terrorists. I don't think that is sexy, artsy or cool.
All in all, not worth the price of admission.