Not for everyone indeed!

Rating: 4/10 (18 November 2007)

A friend of mine recommended this film and I've read, and indeed agree, with the people who have loved the film and commented on it before - I'm just not one of those that loved it.
This film is all about action and sadly, those people that love this sort of action most are going to be bored out of their mind for about the first minutes of the film.
With that minimal nod to story and plot over with we can get on with the bloodfest! And there is plenty of it. Even I will agree that these scenes are done in loving detail. Slow motion fights, stylistic movements rendered slowly so the eye can catch subtle details. It is very much like art.
What I really didn't like about the film though is the message. Pretty much, if your strong and stubborn your a hero. If your smart and prefer to think your way around a problem, or even *shock, gasp* compromise, you are a coward/loser. Certainly the hero of this film was given plenty of opportunities to surrender and save his and his men's lives. But he didn't (often killing the messenger as well) and he is venerated for it.