Incoherent, weird - and beautiful...

Rating: 3/10 (21 November 2005)

First of all I must say that the movie was very well made in almost every way. Really. Great shots, even greater actors and a nice "feel" to it. They've managed to capture that "comicbook-world" feeling in the movie which must be very difficult.
So why didn't I like it?
I don't like the way they tell the story - following several main characters and their backgrounds independently in short episodes. They provide a great way of presenting the "world" in which the story takes place (the metropolis) - but why? In my opinion the story is very "character-oriented". It revolves around a small group of people and how their lives interact. The "background-world" itself is pretty much irrelevant for the story, yet still much of the movie is focused on presenting it - on portraying it. In the end it just makes the movie seem somewhat incoherent and weird. But well made... Perhaps like a beautiful melody played in an unfamiliar rhythm, using only the black keys on the piano? =)
You should see it and make your own mind up.