Yet another portion of political propaganda

Rating: 1/10 (7 April 2006)

The Wachowski brothers confirm their standing, commenced in 'Matrix' with 'Mr. Reagan', who 'used to be an actor' and 'would prefer not to remember anything' (remark made when Ronald Reagan was mortally ill from Altzheimer).
Now they have adapted a cartoon (made by people protesting this way against 'ultra-right' Thatcher government in 1980s) and cast leading left-wingers (e.g. Stephen Fry) in order to protest against Tony Blair - once a favourite of the left, who now 'betrayed' them.
One wonders why dictatorships shown in a contemporary movie always have to be the same: lesbians are of course persecuted, government uses the sign of cross (Lorraine, slightly similar to that used by right-wing French Gaullists) and is supported by bishops. Of course not a word of 'englightened atheism' and dumbing political correctness, so omnipotently present - not to say running rampant - in the world we REALLY live in...
The rest is just a consequence: unarmed hero with knives, somehow still standing after a hail of bullets; he manages to live at least for a year in a huge apartment filled with all possible kinds of art and memorabilia - not to mention training martial arts (otherwise he couldn't be possibly fit enough for all the things he does) and doing communication tricks - while he is chased by all the 'totalitarian' (i.e. supposedly very well-informed) police; childish plot to blow up the Parliament (and why??? under any dictatorship it would clearly have not had any role) and rather humorous idea with thousands of masked men (who by the way spread crime and disorder - true revolutionaries, indeed).
On the film's website screenwriters claim they wanted to show what happens 'when governments do not reflect the will of the people'. No matter that Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair have been elected many times by great majorities. But in fact their governments have not (or not enough) reflected views of the people like this movie's authors - tiny, unelected clique of 'artists'. And this is the real reason why this movie's been made - to deliver yet another portion of political crap.
If you're a far-left activist you're gonna enjoy it. Otherwise, it's just a loss of time.