dennis01

Violence Jack is the psycho version of Fist of the North Star. You'll get plenty of action, blood and brutality. You probably haven't seen a film like this before.

On paper it is actually not that impressive: a strange story, mostly bland characters, a minimalist old fashioned soundtrack. But do you really expect a sophisticated plot from a film called "Violence Jack"? I hoped for brutal fights, nice action scenes and a heroic main character. And this is what you get.

It is hard to describe the style of this film: On the one hand you could say it is simplistic, dumb and provocative for the sake of it. On the other hand it is manly, dark and fierce. But it definitely deserves the label 'extreme'! It shows decapitations, rape, child murder, gun violence, cannibalism and more.

It might sound as if the film was nothing but one continuous provocation, but these scenes actually added to the atmosphere. (Although I personally could have lived with less sex scenes.) Together with the classic animation style and the nice character designs they made the film worth watching.

But to be fair, there are weaknesses: the story is dumb and doesn't really matter. And without going into detail, the end should have been more creative. Furthermore, the soundtrack is just generic jazz and 80's synths without memorable melodies.

Conclusion:

Watch it if you want brutal fights, a cool mysterious hero and a dark dystopian setting. You'll be well entertained.

Don't watch it if you expect an interesting story or don't want to see gore.