It's actually awesome

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2008)

I've never really liked theatre runs of loud, expensive action movies but I'm willing to make an exception for this one. Perhaps because it's so loud and fast and flashy and actually ends up leaving an impression on me rather than just staying on the screen and fading out like so many others. James MacAvoy gives his best shot at playing a total loser that in a lengthy fish out of water sequence is beaten up, stabbed and such and such. However, for some reason that can only be explained with otherwise redundant camera trickery he has some kind of "Matrix"-like superpower which allows him to do a lot of implausible stuff I just accepted in the end. You can't fire a bullet through an entire labyrinth just because you believe in it(or maybe you can,I wouldn't know), but if you really plan on enjoying this movie hell get used to things like this. Even though the conclusion with the circle is even too much for me. Seriously,what the hell? Either way,it keeps you occupied for a couple of hours.