derivative

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2003)

Was Ridley Scott sleepwalking through this movie? Some of the action scenes pick up with no action; actors walking around like they'd been waiting too long for the director to say action. And I've seen all these shots before in Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. Every scene is incredibly derivative and stale; the characters are one-dimensional and evoke no pathos. This is a prime example of Hollywood on its last legs.