Monotonous Effects Fizzle

Rating: 4/10 (14 November 2009)

I dislike criticizing movies, especially ones that I know are not to be taken seriously. This film starts out fine, but crescendos into disappointment. It struggles too hard to out-do itself from one scene to the next and its climactic final writhes in predictability. What should have been exciting to watch becomes tedious. I actually began to nod off three fourths of the way through. The effects are great, especially in the beginning, but the story fizzles with the generic divorced-dad-saves-ex-wife-and-kids gimmick. Can the hero ever be happily married? Yes, it's just a popcorn movie, but unless the popcorn is really delicious, this flick just ain't worth 3 hours, advertisements and coming attractions included.