Juvenile Revenge Fantasy

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2005)

This movie is a violent revenge fantasy for adolescents. You've got hot babes, you've got lots of blood. If that fills the bill for you, have at it. If you enjoy watching movies whose characters resemble actual human beings, stay far, far away.
Since the enormously-influential "The Dark Knight Returns", Frank Miller (along with many other comic creators) seems to be in a race to the bottom to see how much filth and depravity he can throw into each story. Unfortunately, that's all he throws into each story. There isn't the slightest shred of human motivation, or characterization. Every single character is a bizarre caricature of extreme violence or perverse sex who bears not the slightest resemblance to any actual, live human being. I can only guess that this appeals to adolescent boys who imagine that they're watching an "unflinching" portrayal of the evils of the world (while they're really getting off on the hot babes who kick ass). For the rest of us, it comes off as an extreme parody that would be laughable if it didn't take itself so very seriously.
Too bad, too, since the visuals are quite impressive. But they can't make up for the complete and utter emptiness that forms the center of this movie.