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I was inveigled into going to this by the extraordinary, incomprehensible 4 stars and since there was little else fun to go and see, stupidly I gave in and paid my dues. It is unabashedly cheap rubbish! Regurgitated dialogue, (overuse of that appalling word AWESOME) faintingly poor acting, almost dizzying and ridiculous CGI - apart from one or two landscapes - heavy noise to distract any rational thought in the viewer and really I should have left before I did - we both did even my fellow cinema loving brother had to swallow and admit excrutiating defeat.

I enjoyed this new film and also, as a small rule, I am generally really interested to see new directors'/producers work. Especially when the is a dearth of good stuff coming out of the established US/UK areas, well picked Edinburgh Film Festival!

It was interesting and although one can see allusions, references etc to established works such as Orwell, Huxley and so on - well they do say there are only 7 stories in the world! - this is a new take on it.

Loved the the boy lead actor, and Deyn (who I thought surprisingly good and natural) loved the cinematography and the story of a (particularly relevant today) dystopian society, there were others that also stood out, although I was a little surprised to see De Lint who I have not seen for a very long time on the big screen.

Moody and thought provoking with one or two touches of brilliance. Not perfect (a first film n.b.) but the fact that I was engaged throughout says it all.