Mediocre for Rodriguez, Good for Anyone Else

Rating: 7/10 (12 April 2005)

I liked this movie; however, I was expecting more from the director of El Mariachi...
The movie was violent and gory, but in glorious black and white so that the violence seemed a little further removed. The Marv sequence was the most fun; but, I believe that the Jackie Boy sequence was the best and most memorable. NOTHING in the movie was complex...and the plots intersect ever so slightly.
Ms. Alba was the most memorable thing about the Bruce Willis sequence. Bruce Willis was just being himself...although, he calls himself "old man" a lot, despite the fact that he doesn't look particularly old...
The images in this movie are probably the best feature. The yellow villain, the old farmhouse, tight alleys... I think that the movie has some things to say about corruption in today's society and that will make the viewer think about the movie; but, the images will be in your dreams...