I don't mind admitting that the idea of seeing an A-List celeb like Russell Crowe removing a string of antique anal beads from a young woman and inserting them into another girl was my primary attraction to this film.
He seems to be well into the swing of things by the way. In another scene he produces some kind of shiny phallic device and proclaims to the ladies of the local brothel, “We’re going to play a game called ‘Let’s pretend we’re Catholic.’”
Not his usual kind of film I'll grant you
This is an all out, non-stop, blood and gore fest with a sketchy story line and average fight choreography.
It was co-written by Hostel and Inglourious Basterds actor Eli Roth and “presented by” Quentin Tarantino. It is plugged as a zany, multicolored fight fest, pitting squadrons of lethal killers against each other, all in pursuit of a weighty chest of imperial gold.
It's ok.
If you like over-the-top martial arts, a little mythology & magic and a whole lot of kink - this is the film for you!
