Stunning...

...yes, it's that good. I'd heard various titbits from many a movie forum about how good this is, but now I've seen it I can now join those who devote at least part of their time to passing on the recommendations for this film.

Where to start? Firstly, stick with it. The first 30 mins are pretty disorientating, but as the film progresses you'll soon be rewarded. Director Alex Proyas takes the work he did on The Crow and steps it up a few notches - despite this film now being six years old, it's quite simply one of the most visually stunning films you could hope to see, up there with Blade Runner and 2001 at least.

Rumours are rife that this film was plundered by the Wachowskis for the Matrix Trilogy, and it's not hard to see why. Personally I believe that the similarities (and there are a vast amount) are coincidences, but one must wonder at times just why there wasn't a major fuss over some of the more blatant repetition of themes.

But, pah! Matrix Trilogy indeed! This by far surpasses Reloaded and Revolutions, and like the original Matrix is a sci-fi classic that deserves to remain as a one-off, unique piece of film making.

Brilliant.