Not as Good as the rave reviews suggest

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2005)

Maybe I expected too much from this film, it was a bit too "unreal" in parts (like Marv being run over repeatedly and him being turned over a leaf. or when someone gets murdered yellow blood appears all over the place), maybe Quentin Tarantino could have done a better job (ie Kill Bill Series)
On the other side of the coin good acting performances from a heavy duty cast keep the standards up...Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen and Mickey Rourke stand out plus supporting roles from other actors (Rutger Hauer, Powers Booth, Jessica Alba amongst others)...the use of primary colours in contrasting with the black and white are very vivid..
The plot is constructed in a similar vein to CRASH, GO, PULP FICTION where differing people and situations are interlinked..
Overall this film is a definite watch, but should have been better.