Disappointing bland thuggery

Rating: 2/10 (24 January 2003)

Excellent performances from the cast fail to compensate for the fact that this whole story is so badly focused that the whole thing becomes a bit of a non-event. The events that led up to the opening battle between the Priest and the Butcher with that battle as the movies climax might at least have given a more rounded tale, but instead you have a bunch of interesting characters in interesting settings swimming around in a very thin story of thuggery and corruption that goes nowhere and is about as powerful and moving as a WWF wrestling match. This may be historically accurate, but that alone doesn't make it interesting. If you haven't been to see it yet, save your money and wait for the video!