Neon Genesis meets The Dirty Dozen

Rating: 1/10 (30 May 2003)

This would have to one of the most ridiculous movies I have seen. Whilst the story line promises an interesting "Action Blockbuster", the execution of it delves ever deeper into the absurd as the movie progresses. It seemed to almost be a spoof on the genre, but Lesley Nielson never popped up in any of the scenes, so I assume it wasn't meant to be that. The characters were, as has been said, cardboard cutouts, whose character development was achieved through second person dialogue rather than directorship and acting ability. As for the actors, Billy Bob Thornton put in a respectable performance but Ben Affleck was, as usual, awful.