I thought this film was gonna blow, but I thoroughly blown away by it. I'm not very well versed in "film-noir", so I have nothing to really compare this film to. As is, I think this is one of the best films of '05. The "sets" (sets is in quotes because, technically, there were none) were gorgeous, the direction was great, and the contrasting colors in certain scenes really fit in with the plot.
I watched the "all green screen edition" on disc 2 in the Special Edition set. It's amazing how little they had to work with. The actors/actresses literally had to use their imaginations.
Mickey Rourke put in the best performance, IMO. He was absolutely brilliant as Marv. As a reader of the graphic novels, I can't imagine anyone else playing Marv but Mickey Rourke. It's a shame he doesn't get many good parts anymore.
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
