Stellar casts w great lighting!

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2009)

Alert! One of the best films i've caught this year so far!! Highly recommended is all I can say and I'm crossing my fingers that it will be nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Lighting and lots more. Thank god to the Board of Censorship for not snipping anything off cos that's how it shld be to portray the 'sins' well.
While watching the opening credits, am surprised to find out that it has a stellar cast of great actors: ranking from top of my charts Benicio Del Toro (he's good!), Clive Owen (love his voice), Mickey Rourke (never say die), Bruce Willis (Mr Goody Paedophile), Elijah Wood (at his scariest!!) and even cutey Josh Hartnett (i dun mind dying in his arms). The girls didn't do too bad also but was sadly overshadowed by the guys: Devon Aoki (cool blades), the lesbian (nice boobs), Brittany Murphy (waitress waiting to be slapped), Alexis Bledel (gilmore gal became pro) and Jessica Alba (high pain threshold).
Poster_jack Shown in black & white, with splashes of colours once in a while for significance and emphasis, this is a film noir with beautiful lighting. 3 stories were told, with one split apart from beginning and end of film as it spans a few years. Bruce Willis as hero who became a paedophile was the first; Mickey Rourke as an ugly giant who really enjoys torturing others as well as himself; Clive Owen & Benicio Del Toro who forms an interesting partnership together while in a car.
Monologues form the main part of storytelling by the main characters and there were lots of blood and sadistic scenes being played out that is both sick and wonderful. The sickest scene I would have to give to Elijah Wood's character, extremely quiet but very scary. I love Benicio Del Toro in this movie! So funny trying to act tough but actually is a weakling who preys on women to prove otherwise.
Adapted from the comic created by Frank Miller, it's great to have him co-direct and also together with guest director Quentin Tarantino, this film was set to be a bloody great one literally so please all sadistic fans, watch it! PS: Ehmm.maybe the sickest moment was when Bruce Willis kissed Jessica Albaewww!!