A huge disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2002)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
''Contains frequent battle horror''warns the movie poster to one of the first hugely anticipated movies of the year.Too right.In fact,that's all there seems to be throughout.And after a while,it starts to become very boring.And,considering the talent on offer here,from director Ridley Scott,who's helmed some of the greatest films of all time such as Gladiator,Alien and Blade Runner,and stars like Ewan McGregor,Tom Sizemore,Josh Hartnett and Sam Shephard,this is quite not on.For all of these people to be involved,and the character development to be so poor,the dialogue so cliched and the pacing so laboured really gets you wondering.Sadly,another instance when the trailer makes the actual film look much more exciting than it really is.**