Disconnected

Rating: 5/10 (6 September 2004)

The movie feels extremely disjoint. Three (counting the Xmas calls) years of Frank being tracked down compressed in less than two hours do not make for very exciting story telling. It is merely a case of Frank jumping from one role into another. His ability to act these roles proficiently is only tested once in each situation. However, a year in each of these roles would necessitate the construction of a more elaborate personality for Frank than what is depicted in the movie.
Some scenes seem to have been put into the movie without reason. For example, the whole set of scenes starting from the 'james bond of the skies' comment to the scene at room 3113 serve no purpose. Frank at another role. What does it tells other than that Frank likes role playing?
Overall it is somewhat enjoyable... but Frank's character is not interesting enough, despite its many transformations. The movie manages to take an interesting story and transform it into a purposeless mess.
Positive aspects: The music. Negative aspects: Ill-placed emphasis on the plot and bad pace.