violence never looked this good

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2006)

First off, there's a couple of things this movie perfects ten times better than any other movies ever released. The sometimes poetic yet sometimes tough narrative that runs throughout the whole movie is without a doubt the best I can recall ever hearing in a movie. The stylized violence (And believe me it's worse than Quinten Tarantino's TRUE ROMANCE) is the most brutal and cool looking violence ever. This is heightened by the also stylish black and white and red all over animation. And the best moments that the two things collide is when the violence that really pushes the envelope is censored by a scene when the character and the blood is plain white and the background is100% cell shaded black.
However,the plot is a mixed bag. When the movie begins, the incredible narrative and animation blow you away. fifteen minutes into it and it was the best movie I ever saw. However, thirty minutes later, it still felt like the introduction. The shifting back and forth through characters and the constant murders never slowed down. While the narrative was still incredible, the beginning of the plot would never give way.
Later on however, and I was enjoying myself once again the violence was even better and the unpredictability over who would make it on top this time made me truly enjoy the movie again. The violence was bloody and the gun fights between characters was unpredictable as even ten shots to the chest would not kill even the lesser important characters (meaning only the cops).
And the last link in the plot of the movie was probably the best part (besides the stunning beginning) as the character at the start, Bruce Willis's character (my favorite of the three narrative characters) selflessly saves the lead female character.
so with perhaps the best presentation value and an unpredictable plot, this movie is definitely worth seeing.