Absolutely Merciless, the worst in human nature. I loved it

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2007)

I wasn't really expecting much to be honest, probably another American action film directed by an idiot (see transformers) but this isn't just another action film, this is a comic book adaptation and I can honestly say it is like no other film I have since seen before or after (some compare it to 300 but that is more just because they are both filmed in blue screen.
I assume that this film is set in a fictional town in a possibly fictional world but in a definite 30-50's era. The film does not follow chronological order and there are three loosely linked story lines following three different vigilante men in a righteous and highly violent fight against corrupt leaders of the city. Some of the feats people are capable of in this film especially Marth a merciless brute! Are down right ludicrous. But you find yourself laughing or wanting to clap because this film is so vivid in its appearance and its ambiguous location that within this context it is entirely believable. There is completely unimaginable levels of gore in this film I generally feel some of the things you will see in this film are some of the worst things I have seen in a film, but I never really felt horrified because the gore was largely cartoonist, with white blood and you never feel a single shred of sympathy for the characters undergoing these gruesome ordeals.
The film often uses first and sometimes even third person narrative in a Dick Tracy style detective fashion and this is extremely lovable.
I would easily say this is my second favourite film ever but then I to my shame have yet to see a lot of great films so forgive me for rating it so highly, I am not a gore seeking idiot either I generally just merit this film in its originality that never allows you to switch off.