First saw this at a cinema in the Philippines with very little foreknowledge (and therefore no expectations) and thought it was great. And I still think it’s great.
You have three characters (played by Stormare, the bloke from Bush and Swinton) that have only minutes of screen time but are so well realised that they’re some of the most memorable.
And, I’m no film student, but I really like how it’s shot. I know “music video background” blahblahblah. I like the framing and like the close-ups, which I guess is very comic book but, like, that’s exactly right, right?
Excellent comic book movie – even if they did almost entirely change the lead character.
★★★★