I'm surprised the English didn't protest this ridiculous flick

Rating: 1/10 (5 November 2006)

I mean, come on! They blew up several of their important buildings! Not a great idea to make a terrorist, who blows up government buildings, using a metro train, as the good guy. What is that? Legitimizing the guys who toppled the WTC and damaged the Pentagon? Giving a round of applause to the guys who planted those bombs in the transportation system in London? Or in Spain? Evil is good, and good is evil. What mixed up messages is our media sending to our youth?
I only give this a 1 because 0 isn't an option. I don't believe I've ever seen a worse, more agenda filled movie than this one. Many in the same category, but none, ever, worse than this one.
On the positive side, I can say that I was surprised with the acting ability of Natalie Portman. She's definitely improved, learned a little about the true mechanics of acting. Shame she wasted her fledgling talents on something like this. So I guess that would earn the movie its single star. I was also surprised, though not pleasantly, at some of the bigger name actors who demeaned themselves by being in this. I just can't believe they are that hard up for work.
The settings were dark (Yes, I know it was on purpose, which makes it all the worse) the premise...ridiculous, and the plot? Utterly predictable. Hollywood should keep to entertainment. That's it. Leave the preaching and politicizing to the clerics and politicians! I sat down to watch this expecting a good (futuristic) swashbuckling adventure. Shame on me for not doing my homework. If I had just read a little more about the movie, I wouldn't have put myself through the agony of watching it. Pure torture, right up to the end. Very little action. It was actually rather boring.
100% waste of time. If you're a parent of a youngster who wants to see it, do yourself and your child a favor and don't bother. It sends out all the wrong messages.