love the original story and have very high expectation for the film ( especially since barker be rave about it in interview ) and finally saw it and what can i say . it be a total mess . the directing be all over the place and the acting be atrocious and the flashy visuals and choreography be just flat and empty and completely unnecessary ( whats up with the generic music video technique like the fast forward slow mo nonsense . it be stylish yes but not need in this film and cheapen the vibe into some dumb mtv marilyn manson or smashing pumpkin or placebo music video ) . whilst some of the kill be pretty cool and brutal and some be just ridiculously laughable ( the first kill on the japanese girl be hilarious and ted raimi death be just stupidly funny ) . it just rush all over the place with zero tension and suspense and totally move away from the original story and then go back to it in the finale which by that point just feel tack on to mess it up even more . no explanation be give whatsoever and i mean i know what be happen only a i would read the story but for people who hadn not it even more confusing a at time even i do not know where it be go and what it be try to do it be go on an insane tangent the whole time . god and i really want to like this film a i be a huge fan of barker work and love the story a it have immense potential for a cracking movie and hell i even enjoy some of kitamura movie a fun romp but this film just reek of amateurism and silliness from start to finish i do not care about anyone or anything and the whole thing be rush and severely cut down from the actual source and turn it into something else entirely . grant it be gory and vinnie jones play a superb badass and but everything else be all over the place and more than disappointing . gutted .