Decent at best

Rating: 4/10 (7 January 2007)

First off, I hadn't heard much about this movie before going to see it; I went mainly on a whim and at the request of a friend. Overall, it was fairly entertaining, but that was about it.
The thing that bothered me the most about this movie is that the message that the movie makers were trying to get out seemed to take precedence over making a good movie. The cinematography is decent, not overwhelmingly bad, but not very great either. The plot is intriguing, but moves quickly with little explanation. Perhaps given more time and development, the plot and characters could have really added something to the movie, as it was, they seemed to mainly be drivers for the message of the movie as opposed to part of the movie itself.
The battle scenes were very well done. As was the explosion at the coffee shop in the beginning. They were chaotic, loud, and very convincing.
However, other than that, the movie seemed to lack quality. I simply feel that they could have done much better. Overall, a good movie, I'd watch it if it came on TV, but I wouldn't spend money to see it again.