Rabh17 I will say that you have to be prepared for this English retelling of a Middle Age Play. Forget the SciFi elements. If you think Sci-Fi, you will feel short-changed. If you think pure stage drama with post apocalyptic 21st century props, then you will be ready to sit thru this.And while the setting is Post-Apocaplytic England, the language and script is wholly Olde English/Elizabethan. So you will quirk an eye-brow and go "Huh?" when you start hearing the 'My Lord's, the 'My Lady's, and long archaic, flowery phrases.BUT. . .having said that: you can get into the swing of it after 15 minutes and go along for the ride. It IS different.And because women tend to like all things 'Play-ish', this one is Girlfriend Friendly with extra brownie points for the Guy in her bank-- for purely female reasons.So be a Good Joe and try to keep your finger OFF the FF button.

boxduty I agree with all the positive comments that have been made.It's greatly entertaining, as nearly all revenge films are. (in my opinion anyway...) It's got asides to the audience. (I do like that) It looks gorgeous, never lags, has great casting/acting. (Although I'm not sure if Alex Cox's cameo fits in here this time.....)And even the plot's good, I reckon.So...that's my erudite opinion, (albeit a bit spartan!) Give it a chance, it's great.....Shame there's no commentary on the DVD tho...To sum up - great film!

josie4 The acting is tremendous, the dialogue is delivered with such ease and intensity, and where there is caddiness-- it is intentional. This movie is visually beautiful and unapologetic; it does not bore you with tedious dialogue, but challenges the audience to mesh both Jacobean language with a modern day setting. Other movies have tried to accomplish this time fold, attempting to 'modernize' what they consider to be classics, but other movies did not have Christopher Eccleston and Eddie Izzard. There performances deserved more credit than the average moviegoer could afford. See this movie.

mob61uk A real cinematic treat, this film takes a play published in 1607 and transposes it to a strange modern(ish) world. Cox's direction is brilliantly inventive, giving the film a fast-paced anarchic feel that never becomes just a showy veneer. The stylised langauge and the modern visuals work very well. Christopher Eccleston as the "revenger" is superb, as is Derek Jacobi (as you've never seen him before!). Highly recommended.