A little weak

Rating: Null/10 (2 April 2005)

I really was looking forward to this, especially after reading who was in the cast and who was directing. Now I will say I have never read the graphic novel or whatever, but the premise sounded really cool and considering nothing has come out worth anything recently, I was looking forward to checking this out. I was pretty let down.
The film tried too hard to be in the same style as "Pulp Fiction" - an opening part...a few stories about different people that overlap each other...and then and end scene that kind of goes back to the first. The problem was, In Pulp Fiction everything somewhat revolved around Marcellus Wallace...in this one there really wasn't anything of substance to tie everything together outside of the location. The segment with Micky Rourke was by far my favorite and could have been a movie unto itself...but the rest just seemed too thrown together.
Maybe I'm missing something since I never read what it was all based on...but at the same time I never thought that should be any kind of pre-requisite to enjoy a movie. I wouldn't waste my time at the theater, just wait until it comes out on video if you have to see it.
I just have this feeling this movie will be one of those that people rave about "just because", and if you didn't like then you just "didn't get it" if you know what I mean.