Original style

Rating: 8/10 (15 August 2014)

Based on the Frank Miller graphic novel series and directed mainly by Robert Rodriguez, this has 4 stories of Basin City; The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, That Yellow Bastard and The Customer is Always Right. It's a highly stylized black and white visual with splashes of brilliant colors. It is completely unique and original. It fits the stories and the genre so well. 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' tried something similar but that one doesn't have the edge. That one felt lifeless whereas this one is overflowing with power. The actors are all embodying the old hard-boiled noir style of acting. They are successful for the most part. Mickey Rourke is the best of them all. For some reason, he doesn't seem to be acting whereas everybody else are just pretending. He embodies his character so well that it doesn't even feel like he's acting.