A great look can't hide a bad movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2005)

I have never read the graphic novels this movie was based on so perhaps I'm at a disadvantage, but I did not enjoy this film. The look, I will admit, is eye-popping and quite enjoyable, but the content it contained was nihilistic, mean-spirited, and relentless gory. I don't mind blood and gore in my movies, I'm a big fan of Scorsese and Peckinpah, but some moderation would be nice. There were parts of the film I found just plain sick and I could not wait for it to end. It was nice, though, to see Rutger Hauer and Powers Boothe on the screen again. And Mickey Rourke was excellent. But even parts of his characters story were just sadistic. Unless you know what you're getting into, I would avoid this film.