Having just seen Renaissance (English version), I'm sad to say that it was really very disappointing. I went in with high hopes but wanted to walk out after the first 5 minutes (some people did just that). Yes, visually it does have some nice touches - transparency and reflection effects are handled nicely, and the occasional flash of light across a face, for instance, looks fluid and stylish, but more often than not it has the look of a computer game video sequence, especially in the unconvincing body and lip movements. This, coupled with some truly diabolical dialogue and wooden voice acting, made me feel like I was watching a kids' film - I felt myself cringing from start to finish.
The script and storyline are very weak - riddled with clichés and non-developed one-dimensional characters. Daniel Craig is particularly terrible - he sounded like he was reading from an auto-cue. Perhaps it suffered a little in translation, but I really didn't rate the story either. You'll have seen this all before - there is very little originality of plot, it appears to simply be an amalgamation of other thrillers. I found the structure to be fairly unsatisfying as well - after about an hour, all of the plot's secrets are revealed and you're left waiting around for the loose ends to be tied up, checking your watch in anticipation of the rolling credits.
Don't be fooled by the Sin City comparisons - Renaissance is little more than an extended video game outtake.
The script and storyline are very weak - riddled with clichés and non-developed one-dimensional characters. Daniel Craig is particularly terrible - he sounded like he was reading from an auto-cue. Perhaps it suffered a little in translation, but I really didn't rate the story either. You'll have seen this all before - there is very little originality of plot, it appears to simply be an amalgamation of other thrillers. I found the structure to be fairly unsatisfying as well - after about an hour, all of the plot's secrets are revealed and you're left waiting around for the loose ends to be tied up, checking your watch in anticipation of the rolling credits.
Don't be fooled by the Sin City comparisons - Renaissance is little more than an extended video game outtake.