Somebody missed a few things

Rating: Null/10 (24 November 2004)

Man, I don't know where to start with this one. I am so baffled when a big name director puts together a project and then I spot the little errors that take me out of the film. Why can't Ollie put some time into looking and listening to the film, because...
I wasn't sure where I was. England? Ireland? Scotland? America? This group had such a mix of accents, it just drives me up the wall. Colin has never really impressed me with his grip of the American accent, and the English apparently was out of his reach as well. I thought he would have a great English accent, but no, just Colin's Amerirish. The best accent is near the end, with a guy who sounds like Sean Connery. Okay, whatever Ollie.
Who decided that Colin's and Angelina's tattoos were okay poking through the make-up? Someone just say, "no one will notice, his arm ain't that big". 'Cause whoever did, doesn't understand that when it is on the big screen, it is, well, uh...BIG. So, the tattoos distracted me, but maybe not as much as the skull cap on Anthony. That one just made me laugh. I respect sir Tony, but why not just dedicate to this role like you have done in the past with so many others, and shave your head? Too much to ask?
That's about it. The shots with Anthony outside were...fake looking. I don't know the way to describe it, but it was like certain parts of Planet of the Apes (modern), where the film stock or lighting or something, gave it a phoney 1960's TV look. BTW, if someone know's what I'm talking about, and there's a word or phrase for it, let me know.
Outside of that, it was okay. I wasn't expecting greatness, but it makes me wonder what went wrong and where? This baby should have been top notch with Oliver behind it, but no. It's the little tiny details that give films like the LOTR Trilogy the final touch that separates them into greatness. Ollie, go sell crap somewhere else, we're all stocked up here!!