Mischief. Mayhem. Soap and sheer brilliance!

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2002)

It is rare that a film of this caliber is released and consumed by a mass audience. It got given quite a big premiere and was reasonably hyped up. Believe the hype, believe what people say, even if it is bad because basically you have to see this film and judge for yourself.
Its tone and pace can be classified as a flaw because it is never in a state of equilibrium, which may frighten the average consumer but in my opinion it heightens the sinister multi layered undertone and satirical narrative from the outset.
The fight scenes are brutal and unsaturised, although this is not where the heart of the film lies. It lies with the relationship between the two main characters and their basic bordom of general life. It is the obsession of the modern man to crave violence or some sort of escapist equivalent, in this case the lack of respect for authority and resortion to violence is the escape.
Never have I seen such brilliant cinematic construction of each scene. The care Finchner takes to construct every scene is unbelievable, and is a wicked follow up to Se7en and The Game.
Basically, watch it, do not take it for its aesthetic value and dark visuals. Just revel in as the complex plot unfolds and climaxes in a scintallating final scene, which epitimises the message Finchner builds up.