Thrilling action adventure movie

Rating: Null/10 (26 June 2005)

Evaluating this movie within the context of the action/adventure genre leaves no question as to it's merits or excellence.
From the supremely talented collective cast, including my favorite actor Christian Bale, whose turn in Equilibrium and American Psycho left no doubt he would set the standard for all Batman movies, to the thrill a minute last hour, it contained everything summer fare should be...it is a blockbuster that delivers and is every bit the contemporary to the "Raider's of The Lost Ark", an iconic action movie.
I really think that the dissection of this movie by cinema buffs is overly analytical as it's faithfulness to the action drama and superb acting are the parameters which matter, not how tight the fight sequences were shot or the casting Of Katie Holmes, which parenthetically was not as bad as this board led me to believe.
My all-time standard for miscasting is Sofia Coppola in "Godfather III" who brought the film to a halt every time she was on the screen; sure Holmes is young, but she was appealing.
All in all, this is a solid 10 star movie that leaves you anticipating the sequels.