Please spare us

Rating: 1/10 (2 April 2005)

Well after all the hype surrounding it, I expected something far better. How can stars of the likes of Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Rutger Hauer participate in this crazy venture? The movie begins with a scene that has absolutely no connection to the rest of the movie. The use of black and white and a narrative feel is good, and probably the only point to be appreciated about the movie. The outlandish fight scenes with limbs flying all over the place are almost laughable. In fact, most of the audience where I viewed it on its first day of release was either shell-shocked or laughing. The character of Marv (Rourke) could have been explored further - we know nothing about his background before he embarks on his crazy revenge romp. Shellie (Britanny Murphy) also kind of disappeared into the background. Altogether a media-hyped movie that reveals Hollywood's lack of good stories.