Excessive Style, Almost No Substance

Rating: 5/10 (7 April 2005)

I was very excited about seeing this movie after the reviews on this site, despite the lackluster review my local paper (Dallas Morning News) gave it. I have to say the paper was more correct than the IMDb reviews. The film had its moments, but unfortunately they were few and far between. I'd say there were several good acting jobs, if you consider caricatures acting, among them Willis, Rourke, and del Toro. Brittany Murphy almost seemed like she belonged, but they let her talk too much.
If you're looking for lots of skin and lots of gratuitous violence with a dearth of story, this is the movie for you. I hope the next time someone films Frank Miller material it is "The Dark Knight Returns."