He just didn't feel connected to that act at all, even if he did give the order. He did give the order to his thugs to force Shelly, Eric's fiancee, to stop with her petition, but he wasn't present for the actual rape and murder of Shelly and Eric's murder. The big problem I have with the film is that the main villain, and Michael Wincott does give a great performance, getting his comeuppance isn't really as satisfying as his thugs being murder horribly was. I don't mean that in a derogatory fashion, but just the vibe it gives across screams comic.

With that said, this very much feels like something out of a comic. I think he keeps the character grounded in something real, in spite of how over-the-top parts of the film can be. It's not like he was the best actor or anything, but I do think he brought a lot of charisma and life to a character that, if performed in a completely different way, could've come across as really unlikable. And Brandon Lee's performance is very good on top of that. Granted, the people he kills are scumbags, but that is what he's doing. So you're always fully aware of Eric's motivations and it sort of humanizes the character despite him going, pretty much, on a one-night killing spree. Every couple of scenes he'll have a flashback to a moment where he was alive and with his fiancee. While this movie is violent, not nearly the most violent film I've ever seen, they never once let you forget why Eric Draven is doing what he's doing. Each bucket of blood completely tearing away at the film's, supposed, emotional core. This is one one of my complaints I have, in general, with revenge films, and that is the fact that they let the ultra-violent approach get in the way of why the main character is doing what they're doing.

With that said, I do think that its story, its lurid visuals, and its darkly comic tone were immensely satisfying. I don't proclaim to say that this is the most unique or subversive of revenge films, in fact it pretty much plays out exactly the way you would normally expect. And I'm not particularly proud of myself for waiting so long to watch this movie, because it's a really damn good film. Obviously, throughout the years, there would be instances where I'd see the film on TV and I'd watch parts of it, but never from beginning to end. As far as I can tell, yesterday was the first time I've actually seen this film.

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