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1. 
   Heislegend from United States
   

   Jun 22, 2010

   A total mess

   This movie makes no apologies for what it wants to be. It says right on
   the box art it's "Sin City Meets The Spirit". Predictanly it fails at
   both, but much more at being Sin City than The Spirit. Sure, Sin City
   had the visuals, but it also had a pretty compelling story line, even
   if it was a bit of a film noir wannabe. The Spirit had the visuals
   and…well…that's about it. Pretty much everything else was terrible.

   Westbrick Murders follows a cop who basically loses everything and vows
   justice. Well, OK, he doesn't really vow justice. He's kind of guilted
   into it by his overbearing but wise father (a glorified cameo by Eric
   Roberts). I don't know about you, but if my spouse was murdered by a
   couple of serial killers (and I was a cop) my first instinct would not
   be to run home to daddy so he could tell me to man up and deal with it.
   This film fails on a lot more levels than story and really it's kind of
   sad. If a cameo by Eric Roberts is the best you can muster, it's better
   to just count your losses and walk away. But this film doesn't. It uses
   cheap effects and horribly annoying jumpy edits to try and make it feel
   gritty and quick. Even at that it fails miserably as you soon get tired
   of the visual failure and start to notice what utter crap the story is.
   I'm not here to defend Frank Miller's movies at all (some at a total
   waste of time), but even he did so much better than this pathetic copy
   that it's almost embarrassing.

   Ditch this nonsense and don't get tricked by it's cover.

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2. 
   legutsa from Acapulco, Mexico
   

   Apr 11, 2010

   Fine arty images and camera-work, but childish dialog and characters.

   *** This review may contain spoilers ***

   What a waste. Such good photography and arty images. Even the
   accompanying music is creative. But, the dialog and the overacting of
   the characters spoiled the film. The form is great and enduring and
   macabre and memorable, but the dialog is shallow and infantile. The
   story: A couple going on a shooting spree and an unjustly disgraced
   rookie cop going after them. OK, so far. What is unbelievable is
   policemen turning on a good rookie police officer who had recently lost
   his partner and wife, while going by the book. Come on, give me a
   break. Who can believe that! The characters are flimsy, cartoon like. A
   lawyer and a news anchor woman wearing black vinyl gloves. A hillbilly
   cameraman chewing tobacco and spitting on a hospital floor. Only Eric
   Roberts is true to form: Good solid acting. It feels like a cheap
   imitation of Sin City. The movie seems to be directed by a kid with the
   only culture and education of video games. All in all, what a waste!

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3. 
   get_wild from United Kingdom
   

   Mar 15, 2010

   It really tries 2 be cool but ultimately fails.

   I think that with this movie the director really tried to make a hybrid
   version of "Natural Born Killers", "Sin City" and "The Crow" and he
   almost did it. The story while not too original still manages to keep
   you interested and the same can be said for the cinematography, the
   animation sequences, the camera work and the dialogue.

   Unfortunately though I think the place where this movie really falls
   down hard is the quality of the acting. Sami Darr as Billy deserves a
   special mention in this category. He was trying so hard to be menacing
   and unpredictable like Woody Harrelson did as Mickey Knox but he came
   across about as scary as Mickey Mouse by comparison.

   Overall it was a nice effort with some very good ideas (Such as the
   long travelling shot where the camera takes us flying through the city
   scape, passing through windows and keyholes along the way) but
   ultimately it's a very disappointing experience.

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