at one point and violet ( lucy liu ) tell neil ( cillian murphy ) that why she constantly seek out for an adventure . she say because i be bore phobic . it mean that she can not really get on with her life by do some mandatory activity . well and i think her reason and the way this film go be very ironic . because watch the detective be a cheer boredom . have any of these character actually do something excite for once . neil be a geek who run his own very small video rental shop . he and his other geek friend usually hang out around the shop and watch movie together while debate about them afterward . but neil life be completely turn around when violet walk into his store . she an eccentric woman who hide a little secret from him . anyway and after some date and they decide to see each other . the problem be violet be a person who keep do prank joke on neil and can not really do something normal and whereas neil be completely opposite to hers . the question be . be they be go to be in love at the end . you bet . watch the detective be a cliché romantic comedy to it core . and they make it even worst by pretend to be something else . from the first couple of set up and we know that neil be pretty lay back guy who do not really commit to anything . and then and violet enters the scene and look all weird and annoying . so at this point and we all know that be go to sit though all meaningless situation to find out how theyre go to end up in the end . be it worth wait for . i would say no . a i say and they try to give something more for the audience . watch the detective be try to talk about commitment . to observe how far people go to reach for something they desire . we know in the end that insane thing that violet have do be all the test how far neil be ready to go to win her heart ( or whatever ) . well and i think it be completely bullshit . this movie will end pretty quick if neil just say to himself forget about it and that girl be one of a nutjob . after collaborate with many great director recently ( danny boyle sunshine and 28 day later and ken loach the wind that shake the barley and neil jordan breakfast on pluto to name a few ) and it pretty weird choice for cillian murphy to make a movie with one of broken lizard comedy troop and paul soter . by all mean and he not bad ( a usual ) and but such a talent actor like him shouldn not be waste his time in the movie like this . on the other hand and lucy liu be dreadfully awful a violet . her acting be a mess . i mean it all over the place and so over the top . tony montana would have be proud . the last but not least mistake that movie make be a completely irrelevant title . you simply can not really connect a dot between the plot and it title while and then you will end up think that it make no sense at all . in short and watch the detective be pleasant if forgettable motion picture that you might have a chance to catch it on cable tv so quick that you couldn not imagine . bloodymonday rating represent 1 . 5/4 .