Do you like it hard?

Rating: 6/10 (4 April 2007)

If you liked the style of Sin City, but wanted more fantasy violence, and a little homo erotica, this film is hard to beat. Seeing this in an IMAX only underlined how good it looks and sounds. Occasionally the Calvin Klein ad cut scenes did make the film a touch disjointed, but with such a simplified plot there was nothing to think about.
This is yet another style over substance film, one which dedicates itself to a look and feel, not to historical perspective or acting. So one must judge the style; and that is good.
At times the bizarre "homos vs trannies" daydream the director was having did start to become flesh. And yes, I did feel that the whole thing may have been intentional anti Asian propaganda. But fortunately the unrelenting CGI did not allow you time to settle on irrelevant details for very long.
Unlike the unsure Gladiator, this film only exists in a single hyperactive tempo - but, as Morrisey says, why pamper life's complexities, when the leather runs smooth On the passenger seat?