Unexpectedly excellent

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2006)

Probably some spoiler in here.
I went expecting the usual masked hero chop socky sort of thing- the trailers looked interesting and it was a rainy day. As the guy I went with observed on the way out: "Who expected character development and ethical issues?" In short the film pretty much knocked my socks off. The film was far more nuanced and complex than I had been expecting. Hugo Weaving was great- if unseen, and Natalie Portman has more than made up for that last Star Wars film. Fans of the movie 1984 will appreciate the visuals involving John Hurt, and even Benny Hill gets a nod. And poor Tim Piggot-Smith still has to play a bad guy....
There are a few lapses in logic, but overall this was an excellent flick...