I thought it was great. I'm surprised that Carrey did such an excellent job...I never thought that the actor who automatically makes me think of Lloyd Christmas could pull off a psy-thriller the way he did.
Originally posted by The Core
I'll tell ya, the whole "Sin City" comic sidestory visuals really ruined it for me.
So I'm guessing you're not a fan of film noir? No detective stories for you. huh?
I can appreciate noir, but Jim Carrey with fake tribal tattoos? A black haired chick? All shot in fuzzy black and white? That's modernizing it, but being careful not to copy Sin City. Those segments were embarassing, and out place.
The biggest problem was that it was trying to sell three styles at once. Thriller, comedy, and noir, and I don't think it worked.
Originally posted by The Core
I can appreciate noir, but Jim Carrey with fake tribal tattoos? A black haired chick? All shot in fuzzy black and white? That's modernizing it, but being careful not to copy Sin City. Those segments were embarassing, and out place.
Um....black & white and fuzzy dream-like sequnces are all part of what makes noir a noir. Thats anything but out of place.
And what does his character having tats have to do with anything??
Originally posted by The Core
The biggest problem was that it was trying to sell three styles at once. Thriller, comedy, and noir, and I don't think it worked.
I'm not too sure about the comedy part. Every single film has funny moments, but this was by no means a comedy.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Um....black & white and fuzzy dream-like sequnces are all part of what makes noir a noir. Thats anything but out of place.And what does his character having tats have to do with anything??
I'm not too sure about the comedy part. Every single film has funny moments, but this was by no means a comedy.
I've seen plenty of film noir minus that style. Your comment on the tats is exactly what I thought. What's with making both he and Virginia Madsen's characters these weird ass dark characters? Jim Carrey had a few out of place moments, sporatically placed throughout the movie that really didn't do anything to keep any tension.