Don't believe the naysayers! This movie is AMAZING!

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2006)

Fantastic visuals. Hilarious dark humor. Great Performances. What exactly is so bad about this movie? NOT A DAMN THING. I've read a lot of comments on here saying that the movie has tons of plot holes, or doesn't make any sense. There's a simple explanation for this: You people saying that DIDN'T GET IT. I never read the comic. I'm not defending the film for the hell of it(But judging from many of the carbon copy comments degrading it, I'd wager that many of you are hating on the film for the hell of it). I've seen it twice and everything in it makes sense just fine. Unfortunately, this film seems to be going over the heads of a lot of viewers, as it does require you to pay attention. Shame, eh? Many themes or story developements are done visually or minimally, or both. Lines whispered or grumbled are often important plot points or hilarious punch lines. It's a film that, upon multiple viewings, I find myself enjoying more as well as noticing more. From what I can gather the title character does differ from his comic counterpart quite a bit- but that's just too bad. They have crafted a fine story and character, and seeing as how it's an ADAPTATION that is alright by me. Keanu Reeves does it well enough, I'm probably not a very good judge of "Talent" as I generally enjoy Reeves' films, as well as the likes of Ben Affleck. Then again, I doubt too many of you could judge a good performance if it bit you in the ass- or unless there weren't already 100 other reviews saying "Rachel Weisz is great but the movie sucks." For the character needed, Reeves nails it. The absolute scene stealer is Peter Stormare as Satan.... his turn at the end is magnificent. A fine example of the humor in the film is when Satan playfully hangs a lighter in front of a damned soul trying to light a cigarette. The person can't light it on their own because of their slit wrists. Satan tells the suicide, "You cut the tendons too deep. Finger movement goes right out the window." He waves it back and forth for a few seconds before grinning and lighting it for the soul. Hilariously dark stuff. The film defies a single genre, excelling in all areas. Don't believe the herd of negative sheep slandering this movie with unfounded comments like "it makes no sense." See it for yourself, judge it for yourself. You will be dazzled, in every way.