Highly stylized, but nothing else to keep the interest.

Rating: 4/10 (12 August 2005)

Having no knowledge of the graphic novel this is based on I was nevertheless lured by the stills I saw looking very "comic" like. I would guess that this film is closer to its comic counterpart than any other film history. Herein lies the films greatest strength and I guess all of its shortcomings.
Extremely violent, but the black and white comic-style sort of amends for it. The main problem seems to be that the creators of film have treated the comic as something of a bible, rather than adopting it to the film-medium. The whole thing seems more like a collection of short-films than a motion picture.
The film uses voice-over extensively to tell us what the characters thinks and feels. This is probably adopted from the comic but is more tiresome than anything else. A few funny bits, but overall it seems whatever dark-comedy panache the comic might have was lost in translation.
Rent it if you're a buff, just for the looks, if not stay away.... 4/10