visually excellently done work, but the plot is poor

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2007)

I'm a bit disappointed by this movie. I expected more after I saw the trailers. The movie visually entertained me, but hasn't touched my feelings. The movie really lacks deep and entertaining story along with characters development. I haven't felt that this is a real movie  it's just a comics adoption and, unfortunately, you have to treat it this way. I've never been a fan of comics, maybe that's why the movie didn't impress me much. Other movies in this genre such as Gladiator or Troy kick this movie ass easy, in my opinion. However, visually this movie looks beautifully. Cinematography is done excellently. You will see Matrix-like effects of moving camera. I saw the digital version of this movie and counting the visual beauty of this movie I suggest see it digitized. The backgrounds in the movie are really catching eye. They are enjoyable. Every single shot detail in the picture looks sharp, bright and beautifully art-designed. Make-up on actors is excellently done as well. Rock music in the movie during the battles really rocks! But in my opinion the music could be more aggressive to correspond to the movie's brutality.
Overall, I give to the movie 8 of 10 supporting visually excellently done work.