Nice shots and plot, but lots of gratuitous violence

Rating: 2/10 (21 June 2010)

Many other reviews will tell you why the movie is great. I personally disliked the movie, so this review will focus on why.
The plot is fun and promising, and the film contains several nice action shots. Apart from some lame adolescent fake and gay jokes, it's fun to watch, but...
My main problem, as I also had when watching "Watchmen" for instance, was the extreme and sometimes gratuitous violence using slow-mo and fun music, as if what we were seeing on the screen were no big deal. This movie goes as far as to use a 12 year-old girl chopping up guys with a sword and using foul language all the way through ("cunt", "fuck you", etc.), with manga-like music in the background. This all feels like the millionth remake of Kill Bill, which I also disliked by the way, for the same reason : how can killing people be described and pictured as an art form ? It just shows how comfortable people have become with watching horrific stuff and not be bothered by it at all. Well, this kind of movie bothers me!