Great action but VERY weak storyline

Rating: 7/10 (5 February 2007)

Yes its realistic and yes there is great action ala Frankenheimer, yes great cinematography ala Kubrick and suspense and thrillers ala Hitchcock but the plot just seems a little lame and like A for Andromeda, a British film that was a little amateur and soppy.
Little music (thought this would add to realism but I guess not).
The acting wasn't bad, Peter Mullan and Chiwetel Ejiofor stood out for me and have always enjoyed their performances and welcomed Julianne Moore and Michael Caine as always. Clive Owen is in the film in every scene and his acting, despite his tone and wooden speech is a joy to watch. The fact that the one sentence plot is taken in this direction just seems a little tedious. I enjoyed it and the plot (computer game style scenario encountering numerous obstacles on the way) but I guess a subplot may have helped.