Moody and very well paced.

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2005)

I am really annoyed by the comic book "fans" bitching and moaning- hell, if you can look at drawings and read captions on a piece of paper and enjoy it, a film should be that much more of an experience. What is even more taxing to listen to is people's disappointment on how they perceive this should look like- well, EVERYBODY has different ideas of what a fantasy world should look like, yours is hardly the only relevant one.
I had never heard of the comic book, nor do I think that should make any difference- the film is it's own work of art.
I liked the mood, the slow development of the story-it unfolds like a dream- it felt so very different from the chunky, shoot'em up action of every single Hollywood film I have seen lately. I liked everybody's acting, especially the Devil- he was delightful. (Keanu was excellent as well, very much not "Neo" as I read here and there- let The Matrix be already)
This actually might be one of the better films I have seen in a while.