The one line summary says it all: brutal, violent and predictable. If you want you can add perverse as well. Why a combination of these factors results in raving reviews beats me, and calling it new and fresh and genre-bending says more about the limited viewing experience of the reviewers than about the movie itself (all this had been done in animated movies long before and much better). This is just one movie cashing in on the present crave for extreme brutality and violence. Had it done so in a more subtle and innovative way (like for example Hana-bi) it would have justified itself. As it stands, it is one film we could have well done without. If you want to know more, the other reviews ought to quench your desire for blood and gore.
Review of Dead or Alive
