Pretty good blockbuster fare...

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2002)

This is a good movie, great at times and too much to handle at others. It's still worth seeing (and definately more enjoyable than the putrid Pearl Harbor). The characters are pretty well done with some depth to all of them, and they're likeable and different (unlike Pearl Harbor).
This movie shifts gears from drama to comedy to action, and even though it's a little akward they do each part well (the comedy scenes are fantastic). There's also a nice romance between Tyler/Affleck (helped along by the theme song by Aerosmith and a cover of a John Denver tunes).
The cast is great, with Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, Owen Wilson, and Michael Clarke Duncan among others. They turn in very entertaining performances.
Still, the last half-hour or so gets into a few too many cliffhangers to suspend disbelief, which takes away something from the movie. It's still an entertaining ride despite this critical flaw.
And anyone who calls this the "Worst Movie Ever" obviously hasn't seen a lot of movies. This is certainly on the upper end of blockbusters.
6.5/10