Incredible

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 2005)

Cinematography: Is surreal, mainly monochrome with some intense lighting (contrast) effects, with vivid and subtle splashes of chrominance. From what I read before seeing the movie, it was shot to mimic the fine details of the comic artwork, it does, I have never seen anything like it.
Storyline: When the graphic violence spills onto the screen it is like nothing I have ever seen in a movie. It is so gratuitous it makes Pulp Fiction look like a Disney G movie. After the first 15 minutes I finally realized "this is a representation of a DARK comic book" I am 45 years old and it was very reminiscent of the Batman TV series of the 60's with the Biff!!! and Pow!! replaced with Frank Miller's incredible vision of action.
Acting: At first glance it appears cheesy. However, once you begin to connect with the characters one begins to realize the requirement this film had for the well seasoned actors. I believe it is sometimes more difficult for an actor to pull off a wildly fictional role and have it appear matter-of-factly than it is to fall into a serious persona and just appear normal to the role.
Entertainment Factor: Well... I experienced everything from indigestion (I just ate before the film and was not quite ready for the gore) to arousal (quite possibly some of the best "art" photography of the female form) and even a few Guffaws (If you told me that I would be laughing out loud by the end of the film five minutes into it I would never have believed you)
Probably not an Acadamy Award winner, But, definitely a visual masterpiece for what it is. Miller definitely did what he came to do, it is like watching a comic.