Not as good as CTHD

Rating: 4/10 (15 July 2007)

This is a very pretty film. There can be no question of that. However, pretty does not make a great film.
It seems they've taken some interesting pointers from CTHD and packed them into what plays out like a 99min music video. It moves at a snails pace and you cannot begin to feel anything for any of the characters due to focus on how many different colours they've used and all the falling drapery and swirling textiles.
CTHD has such tension between the characters and works hard to make impossible martial arts and skills seem plausible, rather than revelling in the impossible and drawing it out over several minutes.
Great if you love Sin City, difficult to persist with if you're over 16.