just finished watching... and quite enjoyed... but straight up the colour was way too saturated... i got about 4 mins in before switching it over to black and white [thomas jane and movies that are better off in b&w... hmmm]... but it was clear from the opening voiceover that there was a noirish tinge, so i couldn't see this being a problem... overall, visually, the colour thing aside [i plan on watching in colour soonish, just to see how it plays], i was totally blown away... like i said... from the get-go the noir influence was clear, and boy did it not let up... classic camera angles and movement that somehow seemed fresh and modern...there was no credits at the start, just a title card, so more than once i'm thinking that whomever directed this has some awesome chops... the credits roll round and what do i see... bazzinga... directed by thomas jane... [who lost a lot of credit in my eyes for turning down and slagging off a reprisal of the Frank Castle character, but has done nothing but prove it was a wise choice since... if only for 'The Mist' and allowing Ray Stevenson to deliver a spot on Frank... [and speaking of Frank, further into the credits i see Tim Bradstreet's name as a Visual Consultant ... in an unlikely pairing with Bernie Wrightson [would love to know if they collaborated or just both contributed... in hindsight i could certainly see BW's flair peppered throughout]]... so... visual treat... then we have the plot... it was pretty clear that what there was existed purely as reasoning for the self assured visual mindfuck, and it was pretty clear from the fact that the film-makers made no attempt to hide this that they were all too aware... it was obvious what was going on, and how it was going to end about 30 minutes in... nonetheless... much impressed i am... and if you have the good sense to love noir, then dig in and enjoy... my only real gripe is that it reminded me that i still haven't seen 'Yesterday Was A Lie'...
i'm going to eat your brains and gain your memories...