Wow!! I certainly did not expect this!!!

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2006)

I Slipped this disc into my player last night with expectations of... not a lot; I just wanted to be entertained!! After the 3rd viewing, and I never, ever, go this far, "as the actress once said to the bishop", but that's another story, yawn!!! I have to state that this is now one of my all-time favourites!!! I'm flabbergasted!!! So many big names, that's usually always a "baaaaad" sign; but in this instance I cannot flaw a single performance! Rather I find myself at a loss for applause. I don't know where to start: Hugo Weaving's artistry to bring motion,feeling, depth and empathy to a character that has all the charisma of... a.. a mannequin!.. Genius, nay lad I say Genius!!! Stephen Rea, can this boy do no wrong! The delightful Miss Portman; let's face it mate, Julia Roberts, cute and very "nice" in "Nottinghill" couldn't have done it, especially the hair deprived parts,(this engine will not entertain anything to do with follicles, my apology!)dead good!!! John Hurt..... you run out of anecdotes and other"wordy" type things..but he Is the dog's tangly bits in anything he has ever done, period!!! Too many wonderful performances to comment! Bravisimo!!!!! This is not one about movie stars making a buck, but rather the amalgamation of some of the planet's Best, I repeat, Best talent to weave a wonderful metaphor of what could happen, what could have happened,(thatcher), and what did happen(Hitler),and god only knows what we have in store with the bush idiot!!!(Yes Folks, Truly This Man Has No Brain, and We Have All the Evidence We Need For History To Support Our Claim!).Oh, if my mother had brought me up otherwise, I could be very unpleasant about this......."chap!!"
The world is,indeed a fragile place where people should not fear their politicians, but rather the politicians should fear the people. I sleep better believing this thought, and , although I'm from north of the border, "england shall endure!!!"