Looks Great, too bad they forgot to tell a story

Rating: Null/10 (1 April 2005)

Awesome technical work. A fun ride, but who wants to be on a thrill ride for over two hours. Fun to see well know actors in a live animation style. Fun trying to guess who certain people are when you first see them. I'd say one actor who should have been in the film is Christopher Walken. It was really fun seeing Mickey Rourke work in such a substantial part. Great visual design. Tedious stories or lack of a story that matters is a major problem. I guess when the only resolution in your narrative toy box is violence, then every narrative looks like murder and mayhem, although the attempt at a couple of "redemption" plot s is a good try. I wish Tarentino had spent as much time watching Ida Lipeno noir classics as he did watching Asian martial arts flicks. Hope it makes lots of money so someone with a good story will get to try the digital green screen stuff. Since it was shot in Texas and some name actors only had to work a day or so, I imagine it will turn a big profit in theaters and other releases. On the other hand: Felt way too much like a Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill wanna be.
B