This came off like a Manga influenced nightmare/pizza induced fever dream, which is neither exactly a criticism nor entirely inappropriate. Action scenes play more than ever like CGI tech demos. Having said that, there is some effective stuff here, including a pretty terrific downhill chase scene that rides a wave of chaotic relentlessness and there are other times when it struck me that it seemed lit particularly well (go figure). Still, climactic action once again need not go on needlessly as over indulgent masturbatory spectacle for the better part of an hour. Some creativity, some invention and even a few laughs (especially enjoyed the moment in which Andy Garcias death scene from Black Rain is referenced) though its never quite as *fun* as it should be nor as wildly crazed. If were going to be dreaming anyway, would love to someday see a hard R version of this material that could be both properly crazed (think Bakshi) and bizarrely serious/intense.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:18:19 +0000