Visceral comic book action fantasy with nothing substantial inside

Rating: Null/10 (2 February 2009)

This film was based on a comic book and it clearly shows. The heroes are powerful men (and women) with impressive bodies while the villains are dark-skinned(!) Persians and sneaky deformed slaves. It's all black and white here. But, the film's action scenes are simply explosive and well worth watching on the big screen. While there's plenty of blood, it's artistically rendered. The story is clearly fantastical and not worth serious analysis. The acting is alright but some of the dialog is clunky, occasionally bordering on hilarious. Despite the above-mentioned misgivings, I quite liked the film.
Overall 7/10