JoaquÃn certainly puts in an incredible performance, but is that enough? The film is bleak and brutal. A couple of scenes are nauseating. You're not coming out of this thinking you've seen a cool movie and skipping. It's nihilistic. I did consider taking my 13 year old and am certainly glad I didn't, this is not comic book violence. I was really looking forward to this. Now I'm not sure what I think. Go see what you make of it is all I can say...